With the emergence of precision medicine and genetic testing, it is now not only possible to identify hereditary diseases that a child may be born with but also take early intervention measures to ...

Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only minor ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special genetically modified plants. Rather than ...

Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read. After 30 years of lab containment, the National-led government is looking at easing restrictions of the use of GM. Photo / ...