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

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 ...

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

CAR T cells are patient-derived, genetically engineered immune cells. They are "living drugs" and constitute a milestone in modern medicine. Equipping T cells, a key cell type of the immune system, ...

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

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

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have created the first genetically engineered model of lung cancer in naked mole rats, a species long thought to be resistant to cancer. The findings, published in ...

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