Life runs on instructions you never see. Every cell reads DNA, turns that message into RNA, and then builds proteins that ...

Despite the vivid details, no solid evidence has ever confirmed that the so-called "baby ranch" scheme at Zorro Ranch was ...

Researchers reckon it could dramatically accelerate understanding of how DNA influences disease, cancer, and drug discovery.

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major soil-borne crop pathogen—an advance that paves the way for better crop ...

Among them was David Liu, a biochemist at the Broad Institute and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Liu isn’t a ...

For all our lovable foibles, the human species can’t quit its most pronounced quirk: We overthink death to death. On the ...

Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good ...

Food scientists at Norwich Research Park are urging the government to protect the UK’s laws for precision breeding in a new trade deal ...

(Nanowerk News) There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it takes for cells to behave in desired ways — for example, ...

Despite being a high point for the franchise as a whole, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was not without its fair share of episodes that missed the mark.

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