Researchers have gained new insights into the genetic basis of rye reproduction. They have demonstrated how plants recombine ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Synthetic biology is ready for the next developmental milestone and America’s leadership depends on getting the financing right.

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of ...

Historically, turning invisible was considered the stuff of wizardry and spells. More recently, physicists have also looked ...