CRISPR is a technique that is revolutionizing biomedical research through high-precision genome editing. However, even though it allows the creation or correction of mutations consisting of a single ...

Cloning is making news again. Last week saw the 20th anniversary of a University of Edinburgh research team’s announcement of the first successful cloning of a mammal from an adult cell — Dolly the ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social media posts ...

If necessity is the mother of invention, frustration is the father. When scientists kept running into aggravating problems with the existing tools and methods they were using to perform genetic ...

The ability to read and write bespoke segments of DNA is enabling unique solutions to everyday challenges. As ease-of-use and adoption grow, the trend is set to accelerate. In April, 2000, Stanford ...