Genetics are a super popular subject in TV shows, movies and even comics. Kind of expected really, because genetics are just perfect for letting the imagination run wild and for generating lots o...

Farm animals producing life saving medicines in their milk. Fluorescent pets. Crops that synthesize their own pesticides or promise to help vitamin A deficiencies in the developing world. Yep, al...

Sometimes new discoveries in genetics rival some of the best plots in science fiction. Scientists are now able to create an organism with completely artificial DNA capable of life and self-replicat...