Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on Friday announced the discovery of four new species of microscopic parasitic wasps. These wasps, belonging to genus Idris Förster (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), were ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll ...

During his 36-year career at Cancer Center, Michael Emerman, PhD, made fundamental discoveries about HIV, the retrovirus that causes AIDS. He co-founded the field of paleovirology and considers ...

DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

Tumors are often genetic mosaics, harboring diverse cell populations shaped by mutations like copy number variations (CNVs). These genomic ...

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed the complete genome of a man who lived in Ancient Egypt over 4,500 years ago, during ...

A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coati-mundi were found with the ...

Isotope teeth analysis from donkey skeletons at Gath shows valuable female asses were imported for ritual burial under homes, ...