A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

Scientists are searching for therapeutics that mimic the life-extending benefits of caloric restriction, exercise, and a good ...

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approved a virulent purple genetically engineered tomato is a Trojan Horse and threatens NZ biosecurity, and consumer health. [1] The Norfolk Plant ...

Despite the immense amount of genetic material present in each cell, around three billion base pairs in humans, this material ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s elusive DNA.

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

This important study, which tackles the challenge of analyzing genome integrity and instability in unicellular pathogens by introducing a novel single-cell genomics approach, presents compelling ...