An ancient ancestor of spiders and relatives doubled its genome about 400 million years ago, setting the stage for the evolution of spinnerets.

For decades, aging has looked like a one-way street, a slow accumulation of damage written into our cells. Now a wave of ...

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

Fair play, victory earned through internal factors such as skill, strategy, and effort, becomes blurred when science and technology offer shortcuts to success. Lance Armstrong, once revered as the ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

Scientists have discovered a genetic process which could unlock new ways to treat a mysterious and deadly fungal infection which has shut down multiple hospital intensive care units. Candida auris is ...

Scientists have discovered a genetic process which could unlock new ways to treat mysterious and deadly fungal infection which has shut down multiple hospital intensive care units. Candida auris is ...

A genetic technology known as a gene drive could help prevent malaria by spreading genes in wild mosquitoes that stop them transmitting the parasite. Tests in a lab in Tanzania have now confirmed that ...

Move over meat… scientists have engineered a fungal organism that produces protein more efficiently than conventional livestock while dramatically reducing environmental damage. Now, the new ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...

Xenotransplantation holds promise to eliminate the shortage of organs intended for humans in need. Pigs constitute the most suitable organ xenograft donor due to the fact that their organ anatomy ...