‘Girls need to be encouraged; to look at themselves as equally good,’ says Ugandan scientist Priver Namanya Bwesigye, who was mentored by her father

University professor He Jiankui says twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV

Science is advancing faster than our legislation

Wits University students will become the first African team to participate in the iGEM competition, run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Zeng Yawen’s outdoor laboratory in the hills of southern China is a trove of potential — rice that thrives in cool temperatures or high altitudes.