The pursuit to fulfill this mandate not only brings clarity to our meaning and purpose in this world, but it also creates the ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

Do you love the warm smell of cinnamon or can't you even stand to smell it? Science has discovered that this difference goes ...

Scientists have unlocked a 51.7-million-year old genetic secret to a landmark theory proposed by English naturalist Charles Darwin more than 150 years ago.

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

This is a summary of: Liu. H. et al. Viral RNA blocks circularization to evade host codon usage control. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09809-y (2025).

Before buying a wearable or exercise app, take time to identify the inspiration and structure needed to build — and maintain ...

Some Y-chromosome DNA sequences from the “Holy Child” artwork and from a letter penned by one of Leonardo’s cousins appear to ...

For decades, this question has bewildered biologists. Now, by studying Placozoa, scientists at Stanford University have ...

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...