The Food and Drug Administration says that a new analysis indicating genome editing in cattle can have unintended consequences underscores the importance of its regulatory approach to animal ...

Washington, DC—A recently released United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection report from January 2016 discloses that Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT), one of the world’s largest ...

‘Animal abuse? I don’t look at it that way. It’s not testing cosmetics. It’s trying to save my life.” So says Eileen Youtie, a breast cancer patient who, according to a Dec. 14 report from the ...

Animal biotechnology is a branch of biotechnology in which molecular biology techniques are used to genetically engineer (i.e. modify the genome of) animals in order to improve their suitability for ...

Biotechnology is a branch of science that integrates natural sciences, including the biological study of animal and plants, with engineering. Animal and plant biotechnology applies molecular biology ...

For those who work with livestock, wrangling animals is a tough, but necessary chore. Here in Washington, D.C., bureaucratic power struggles often define another form of wrangling – one that is still ...

I finally got around to reading a book with the catchy title, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts, by journalist Emily Anthes, and I'm sorry I let it sit on my cluttered desk ...