Frozen deep beneath the Yukon’s permafrost, small pellets left behind by ancient ground squirrels have preserved a record of ...

Scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders -- by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and using it to 'vaccinate' ...

Some traits come only from your mother, from mitochondrial DNA to intelligence and inherited health risks. The post Traits ...

Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously pack their genetic material - a breakthrough that could help researchers ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. On a sunny fall morning, biologist Andy Hubbard set up a makeshift lab next to small pools at a national park’s outcropping of ancient granite rocks.

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials (ELMs), enabling more precise control over their structure and how ...

Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, ...

Genetic information extracted from living organisms can now be easily digitized and shared across borders. This practice, often referred to as digital sequence information (DSI), plays a pivotal role ...

Killer whale populations in low latitudes have high genetic diversity despite having low population densities, as a result of genetic mixing, which plays a crucial role in their survival and ...