Biotech

The total area sown with genetically modified plants fell 1 percent in 2015

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Fungus is the first organism engineered by CRISPR–Cas9 to get a green-light from the U.S. government

Pancreatic type beta cells produced from stem cells can sense glucose, release insulin and treat a mouse model of diabetes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A Stanford grad student's invention uses Google Glass to help autistic children recognize facial and social cues in real time

Scientists focus on people who carry genetic mutations that cause severe childhood diseases—but don’t get them 

Study used CRISPR technology to introduce HIV-resistance mutation into embryos 

Virus can quickly develop mutations that resist DNA-shearing enzymes

Researchers have cultured a network of neurons responsible for processing higher-level mental functions

Researchers reach a crucial milestone despite the challenges of working under astronaut-like conditions

New technologies promise to do away with a major source of complications from cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Tissue may help create better skin transplants for patients with severe burns or skin diseases