genetic modification

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“The sooner we snap out of our distaste for genetic modification, the better.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Xenotransplantation, often with genetic modification, is viewed by many scientists as a hopeful alternative to bridge that gap, particularly with pig hearts and pig kidneys.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

First, they introduce a genetic modification that causes neurons to produce a light-sensitive protein called opsin, the same type of protein that photoreceptors in the eye use to detect light.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Vector control experts hope the fact that the sterilization technique doesn’t involve genetic modification will tamp down conspiracy theories that have cropped up around mosquito releases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

But it was the phrase genetic modification that was making him ill.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste