- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 7th, 2015
Entire Pig Organs Could One Day Be Transplanted into People
Being altered, the organs might trick the immune system
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2015
Science-Made Seaweed Tastes like Crispy, Heavenly Bacon
“It's a pretty strong bacon flavor,” researchers say
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Scientist Working on Reverse-Engineering Chickens into Dinosaurs
We might just get to witness the rise of the chickenosaurus
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 17th, 2015
Do We or Do We Not Want Designer Babies?
Recent advances in the field of genetics mean creating designer babies will soon be an actual possibility
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 4th, 2015
Genetic Recipe Could Let Scientists Bring Back Woolly Mammoths
Well, technically, the recipe would make it possible for researchers to create a hairy Arctic elephant of sorts
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
World First: Scientists Genetically Modify Lab-Made Human Embryos
The technique they used to edit the DNA of the human embryos could pave the way for the engineering of designer babies
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 11th, 2015
6-Year-Old Injaz, the World's First Cloned Camel, Is Pregnant
Injaz, cloned from cells taken from a camel that died 4 years before its birth, is said to have conceived naturally
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Inserted in Living Elephant Cells
The end goal of the experiments is to figure out a way to use genetic engineering to bring woolly mammoths back to life
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 17th, 2015
Science-Made Wine Promises to Do Away with Hangover Headaches
Genetically engineered yeast has the potential to boost the health benefits of wine, rid the world of hangovers
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
Mutant E. Coli Bacteria Are 750 Times Bigger than Normal
The abnormally long bacteria were knowingly and purposely grown by researchers with Canada's Concordia University
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2014
Science Explains How Captain America and the Hulk Got Their Powers
As it turns out, there's less fiction to these superheroes' stories than people assume
- Editorials
- By Sebastian Pop
- July 29th, 2014
No, Genetically Modifying Bees Into Construction 3D Printers Is Not a Good Idea
Bees will produce concrete instead of honey, and we can only wonder what ants will do
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2014
Mutant Laboratory-Made Worms Can't Get Drunk
The worms could help develop new treatments for alcohol withdrawal symptoms
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 1st, 2014
Scientists Coax Human Gut Cells into Producing Insulin
The breakthrough is expected to help treat people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2013
Lab-Made E. Coli Is a Mercenary, Hunts Down and Kills Invasive Bacteria
The bioengineered E. coli was created by scientist Matthew Chang
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 3rd, 2013
Genetically Modified Bacteria Might Help Fight Cancer
The bacteria could be tricked into making tumors more vulnerable to cancer drugs
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 29th, 2013
Babies with 3 Genetic Parents Could Soon Be Born in the UK
IVF technique allows researchers to create babies sporting the DNA of three parents