CAR T cells are patient-derived, genetically engineered immune cells. They are "living drugs" and constitute a milestone in ...

Doctors just blurred the line between species with a radical transplant. Could this be the key to immortality?

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Regulators are supposed to abide by society's “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to ...

Genetically engineered humans may still sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the quest to create genetically modified babies is getting a reboot. NPR's health correspondent Rob Stein brings us ...

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s immune responses need more research, scientists say.

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.