We're living in a moment where science fiction is becoming medical reality. Imagine a world where doctors can simply rewrite ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and president of Rockefeller University, is well known in biology circles. Not so his wife, Dr. Esther Lederberg – whose name was drowned in the annals of the history ...

A new gene editor may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of diseases. Ask scientists what gene editing tool is most needed to advance gene therapy, and they'd probably describe a ...

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy of murine male germ cells reveals the fine molecular structures of centrioles (shown in ...

Researchers have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the effects can be over-ridden with a strict diet and exercise regime. Researchers studying British Labrador ...

Potatoes are one of the world's most important food crops, yet genetic improvements to increase tuber yield and quality have ...

Terpenoids are among the most pharmacologically valuable plant metabolites, yet their biosynthetic gene clusters in ...