If you've ever seen a perfectly seedless watermelon or seed-free lemon and wondered if the fruit is genetically modified, here's everything you need to know.

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The 2026 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for their work leading to curative genetic ...

We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

The EU has relaxed its rules on gene-editing. Now, only some gene-edited crops are regulated by the stringent GMO directive.

Scientists found that some inherited traits can bypass the traditional rules of genetics, revealing a surprising new layer of ...

Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely.

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First proposed by the European Commission in 2023, the legislation was provisionally agreed by Parliament and the European ...

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain largely ...

European Union lawmakers voted in favor of a framework for gene-edited plants in the bloc, clearing the final hurdle for ...