Leading synthetic biologists have shared hard-won lessons from their decade-long quest to build the world's first synthetic ...

The cost of decoding our genetic makeup has plummeted. Just because it’s affordable doesn’t necessarily mean it’s worth doing ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, where sunlight never reaches, a creature older than dinosaurs has quietly preserved secrets ...

University of California San Diego researchers have discovered the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a process in which ...

Cancer isn't just about broken genes-it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off neighborhoods from essential services. That's what happens inside cells ...

A large-scale genomic investigation has identified new genetic risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and revealed substantial overlap with pathways that also predispose individuals to ...

Scientists who built the first synthetic eukaryotic genome share hard-won lessons that could accelerate engineering of crops, ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide's Davies Livestock Research Center (DLRC) have described the most complete cattle ...

Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...