In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Interestingly, scientists have been up to some weird stuff over the years, and thanks to them, people can now buy a ...

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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...

A biotechnology company developing genetically engineered silkworms says it’s moving toward commercial production of spider silk, a material long sought by researchers for its unusual combination of ...

In a vote Tuesday, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) approved further exploration of the use of genetic engineering tools to aid in the preservation of animal species and other ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings—shaped like the wings of a ...

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Jan. 16 -- THURSDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued its final regulations governing the approval of genetically engineered animals. The rules do ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

Genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) are biological entities—prokaryotic or eukaryotic—whose genomes have been deliberately modified using recombinant DNA technologies, genome editing tools (e.g., ...