Biotech

"Minimal" cell raises the stakes in race to harness life’s building blocks

Ultraslim graphene sensor monitors blood sugar levels through skin

Methods will be used in combination with other traditional tools

Evidence suggests the techniques and expertise needed to create a deadly insect or virus are far beyond the capabilities of the typical citizen scientist or community lab

The bugs could be used to help contain Zika virus in Florida

Birds and bees are just the beginning for this animal-altering technology

The patient, who was born without a uterus, received a womb from a deceased donor in her 30s

Infographic compares CRISPR technology to other GM methods used in crops

Ahead of dangerous summer months lawmakers mull GM mosquito trials as one way to combat Zika’s spread

Counterintuitively, key heart health indicators proved markedly better in dogs with pacemakers programmed for a period of irregular contractions

And the race to develop commercial applications for the revolutionary gene-editing tool is off and running

Process could point the way to making human sperm in the lab for fertility treatments, but some scientists are not convinced by the report