The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.

Experiments, robots and demonstrations filled the gym at Summit Academy Charter School in Red Hook, where students became teachers and scientists during a new day-long ...

Use of DNA evidence against the 'Monster of the Miramichi' set important legal precedent for decades to come, according to one expert.

Drug delivery researchers have vastly improved the potential of genetic therapies by overcoming the challenge of consistently getting genes and gene-editing tools where they need to be within cells.

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Your body might be aging faster every time you hang out with that friend who always needs rescuing, that colleague who turns everything into a competition, or that family member who dismisses your ...

Removing the climate science chapter advances neither science nor the law. It only deprives judges of a resource needed to do their jobs.

The startup is developing AI foundation models trained on DNA rather than text or code, applying deep learning techniques to ...

Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a ...

A futuristic “DNA origami” vaccine platform may one day outperform mRNA shots while being easier to produce and distribute. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have developed a new DNA origami–based ...

The Southern Ocean—vast, boundless waters surrounding Antarctica—plays an outsized role in global climate, largely thanks to tiny drifting organisms called plankton that soak up carbon. Reporting in ...