Venkatesan Sundaresan, a distinguished professor of plant biology and plant sciences at UC Davis, has been awarded a Gates Foundation grant to develop self-cloning crops for Indian farmers.The ...

Delivery of therapeutic genes is essential for gene therapy. Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are a prime vector for carrying ...

Blood test detects 81% of earliest-stage lung cancers by measuring DNA disorder instead of specific mutations, with only 5% ...

In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a time when carmakers want the metal for electric-vehicle batteries, nickel ...

Back in early 2023, the dodo's genome was sequenced from a DNA sample. Now the company trying to resurrect the long-extinct ...

The Dallas-based genetics company and the UAE plan to store DNA from 100 of the most vulnerable species in a special lab in ...

According to Nada Salem, “Our research challenges previous assumptions about North African population history and highlights the existence of a deeply rooted and long-isolated genetic lineage.” It is ...

If de-extinction tech can bring back species, are people more comfortable with them going extinct? A new study tests this ...

A viral TikTok on Epstein's transhumanism sparked speculation about Musk's family planning, with parallels drawn between ...

Invasive species, pathogens, and parasites can have serious ecological consequences for aquatic ecosystems and also put human health and economies at risk. Early detection of these biological threats ...

Researchers identified the earliest case of a genetic disease with the help of DNA: a mother and child buried together in southern Italy 12,000 years ago both exhibited signs of possessing a rare ...

Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence subsidiary of Alphabet, has made another leap in its efforts to illuminate human ...