Conservation scientists are racing against time, as hundreds of animal and plant species edge closer to extinction each year ...

The arrival of agriculture coincided with a sharp rise in a gene variant that protected against the virus that causes winter ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens ...

Bill Gates's comments on genetics as "code" have reignited debate over genetic engineering, intellectual property, and the ...

How to choose the embryo with the most developmental potential is a very important topic in the field of assisted ...

An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has ...

Women are significantly more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease. Earlier age at menopause is associated with a ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

Amid a flurry of autism announcements — including some that have raised questions — the Trump administration is investing $50 ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...