And so it has come to pass: Chinese scientists at the University in Guangzhou have created the first genetically modified human embryos. Although there had been rumors circulating for some time that ...

Genetically engineered humans may still sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the quest to create genetically modified babies is getting a reboot. NPR's health correspondent Rob Stein brings us ...

For the first time, genetically modified humans were reportedly born. This video explains what was changed, why scientists reacted so strongly, and what it means going forward. The technology isn’t ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first-ever clinical trial of the transplantation of a nonhuman animal organ—a genetically modified pig kidney—into living human recipients.