New scientific theory based on ancient proteins suggests that genes did not arise as we believed and that life could have started elsewhere.

Resistant cells demonstrated global decreases in DNA accessibility with localized opening at resistance-driving loci, indicating non-mutational epigenetic reprogramming rather than canonical oncogenic ...

Three-letter DNA “words” can decide whether a yeast cell cranks out a medicine efficiently or sputters along. The words are ...

Scientists have long sought to understand why some plants are fragrant powerhouses while others remain subtle. Now, a ...

For world pangolin day, learn more about how genetic researchers helped pinpoint a hidden lineage of the critically endangered mammals ...

The Eurasian common shrew reduces its brain and organs by up to 20 percent each winter, then regrows them using genetic switches.

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

The latest breakthrough is BadaBing! This is one of the first varieties to resist Septoria leaf spot, the most common disease of tomatoes in the Dakotas. Septoria is a fungus that causes spotting and ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer ...

Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful ...

Your zip code can be more powerful than your genetic code when determining the health outcomes of mother and baby.