In this study, we demonstrate the production of transgenic goats by nuclear transfer of fetal somatic cells. Donor karyoplasts were obtained from a primary fetal somatic cell line derived from a ...

Scientists have announced the creation of the first genetically modified mammals developed using zinc finger nuclease technology. Scientists from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Sangamo ...

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have successfully used a retrovirus to modify genes in spermatogonial stem cells in a mouse – the first instance, in any ...

Consider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong ball from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species is a smaller and shorter-spined cousin of the purple ...

Anyone who has ever been to a farm knows there’s no shortage of drool dangling from the mouths of barnyard animals. Those super-active salivary glands could someday be put to good use, according to a ...

Yesterday, the US government approved a genetically modified chicken. Its purpose? To make a drug in its eggs. This isn't the first time that the FDA has approved a transgenic animal for drug ...