US scientists have found a cluster of inactive genes in induced pluripotent stem cells that may be responsible for their limitations compared to embryonic stem cells.

A new technique to insert genes into plants to create a GM crop could overcome a key concern in the debate about GMOs, but will this technique have any effect on the attitude of those opposed to GM crops?

We have debated the pros and cons of biotechnology applications in plants and food productions. Today biotechnologies are also being applied to many areas of animal research. What are the stories? What is the debate? What is fact and what is fiction?

US scientists have developed a stable nanoparticle that delivers short RNA molecules in the brain to “silence” or turn off a gene that plays a critical role in many kinds of drug addiction.