Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

IN THE northernmost reaches of the globe, beneath thick sea ice, a bowhead whale can live for over two hundred years.These whales spend their winters in the depths of the ocean, coming up to breathe ...

Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

In a world where toothpaste is formulated for the higher pH of men’s saliva, popular period products cause bodily harm, ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach ...

Scientists found a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats, named BRZ batCoV. This virus shares a genetic feature with SARS-CoV-2, ...

An alpine plant could hold the key to its survival in a steadily warming climate. ETH Zurich researchers have identified the origin of two particular ancient gene variants in the plant that control ...

The global sales of DNA polymerase are estimated to be worth USD 397.7 million in 2025 and anticipated to reach a value of ...

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, evolves to resist immunotherapy and identifies a potential ...

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, evolves to ...

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...