Meet ReTro, the First Cloned Rhesus Monkey to Reach Adulthood
A method that provides cloned embryos with a healthy placenta has led to the first cloned rhesus monkey that has survived to adulthood and could pave the way for more research involving the primates
Why Does This Hybrid Monkey Glow Green?
Researchers created a monkey that combines cells from two different individuals; a lab technique gave it a strange green glow
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‘Virgin Birth’ Engineered into Female Animals for First Time
Scientists altered the genomes of female fruit flies, allowing them to reproduce without any contribution from a male
First U.K. Children Are Born Using DNA from Three ‘Parents’
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen
Tweaking Vegetables’ Genes Could Make Them Tastier—And You’ll Get to Try Them Soon
Flavor is a tricky target, but technology and powerful genetic techniques are making it more feasible to improve the taste of vegetables
Synthetic Morphology Lets Scientists Create New Life-Forms
The emerging field of synthetic morphology bends boundaries between natural and artificial life
In First, Scientists Use CRISPR for Personalized Cancer Treatment
The “most complicated therapy ever” tailors bespoke, genome-edited immune cells to attack tumors
Mouse Embryos Grown without Eggs or Sperm
Two research teams grew synthetic embryos using stem cells for long enough to see some organs develop
De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger
The scientists who want to bring back mammoths now hope to revive the marsupial carnivore thylacine
How Designer DNA Is Changing Medicine
A genomic revolution is poised to cure sickle cell and other genetic diseases
A New Era of Designer Babies May Be Based on Overhyped Science
Genetic testing with IVF is being marketed as a means to choose a healthy embryo, despite questions about the soundness of the technology