One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct ...

A study by Kristin Winchell (NYU) sequenced the genomes of these reptiles and found 93 specific genes related to limb and skin development that had diverged from forest populations. The city lizards ...

The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That figure rose to between 3 and 5 per cent in middle-aged men (43 to 58 years) ...

Denisovans were an extinct human group identified almost entirely through DNA rather than complete skeletons. First discovered in Siberia, their genetic legacy is still present in populations across ...

A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...

That’s because the industry veteran will join Alnylam’s board as of Jan. 5. Arbuckle had been executive vice president and ...

Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're ...

The success of modern medicine rests on the ability to control infections. But decades of antibiotic overuse—in hospitals, ...

The field of plant–microbe interactions has seen remarkable transformation with the recognition that plants harbour diverse microbial communities—including ...

This video highlights three modern animals that stand as the closest living relatives of some of the world’s most iconic extinct species. It explains how genetic links, fossil evidence, and ...