Around 13.5% of the world's arable land grows genetically modified crops. Gene-editing tools such as Crispr are also being used in "de-extinction" projects that aim to recreate extinct animals.

Enter a team of gene editors. Scientists envision a kind of probiotic pill, given to the cow at birth, that can transform its microbiome permanently.

Gene editing technology, a major biotechnology advance, is rapidly becoming a significant source of healthcare and agricultural enhancement. In healthcare, it is useful in treating genetic ...

The cattle industry already faces high feed prices, drought and consolidation. And because the screwworm’s appetite is not ...

Kerr sent the gene to USDA researchers, who inserted it into Jersey cow embryos. When the cows grew up, researchers infused their udders with mastitis-causing bacteria. Only 14 percent of the cows' ...

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR -Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...