EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens ...

Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

An international study has shown how and when entirely new gene mutations, known as de novo mutations, originate in dogs. A ...

Biological rhythms aren't just for sleep. In the tiny worm C. elegans, researchers in the Grosshans lab and the Computational ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

Genes inherited from Neandertals increase the risk of developing Dupuytren's disease, which is very common in parts of Europe ...

Unusual preservative in specimen jars proved to be a sweet solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish ...

Kenneth J. Breslauer, whose work helped lay the foundation for many of today’s major advances in genetics and precision ...

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

A person who develops age-related diseases earlier in life, or has other biological changes associated with aging (such as ...