For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

In another comparison of a study published in Cell in 2022 and the current Johns Hopkins work, the 2022 study reported fungal ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

AI designed new bacteriophages that killed E. coli in lab tests, promising advances but raising safety concerns.

Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

An unprecedented effort to sequence the genomes of 150,000 eukaryotic species through inclusive global collaboration.

A chance discovery in a Vermont cheese cave has given scientists a rare glimpse of evolution unfolding in real time – and the ...

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. Their study, published in Nature ...

From the mighty blue whale to the humble baker's yeast, scientists have barely begun to understand the vast genetic diversity among lifeforms. Of the 1.67 million known species of animal, plant, fungi ...