His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...

Fresh DNA sequencing from 302 strays exposes 390 unique genes near the plant, challenging everything we thought about radiation survivors.

Two deep-sea amphipod species have been found to live in both hemispheres and share features, according to a new study that boosts our understanding of the biodiversity and evolutionary processes ...

The state used about $1 million in federal COVID emergency funding to purchase and outfit the mobile forensic service.

Archaeologists were puzzled when they found parrot feathers in a pre-Inca burial in coastal Peru. A new study suggests that the birds were captured in the wild and kept alive over lengthy journeys ...

Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia have described two new species of fungi, Peziza austroechinospora and Peziza meridionalis with the assistance of DNA sequencing, highlighting ...

Genetic switches near the FTO locus may enable hibernators’ extreme metabolic resilience and could inspire future treatments ...

Because contemplating the vast, never-ending universe now feels infinitely more manageable than reading another update about ...

Scientists and artists honor Fanny Angelina Hesse’s overlooked role in making agar a culture medium through illustrations and unpublished historical materials.

A study published this week in the journal Nature Astronomy presents evidence that the asteroid Ryugu contains all five of the nucleotide bases that make up the genetic code. That includes the ...

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a ...

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