Genetic Engineering
latest news & developmentsHead of Uganda’s banana-research programme wants more girls to enter science
‘Girls need to be encouraged; to look at themselves as equally good,’ says Ugandan scientist Priver Namanya Bwesigye, who was mentored by her father
China scientist claims world’s first gene-edited babies
University professor He Jiankui says twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV
Gene-editing: Panel approval ushers in new era
Science is advancing faster than our legislation
Wits students compete at MIT
Wits University students will become the first African team to participate in the iGEM competition, run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Food crunch opens door to bioengineered crops
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.