The grantmaking organization Open Philanthropy has awarded funding for a University of California San Diego technology ...

The stakes could scarcely be higher. Scientists make key breakthrough in effort to protect food supply: 'We can better ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...

Iowa State University researchers have unlocked new secrets within the bacteria responsible for the creation of thousands of fruits and vegetables as we know them today, with the goal of seeing how ...

Fungi arose long before plants, shaping Earth with early soils and nutrient cycles. Their hidden legacy shows they may have prepared the world for life to flourish on land. Credit: Shutterstock ...

University of Sheffield scientists explore how plants can rapidly adapt to climate change through natural genetic engineering, potentially revolutionising crop resilience Researchers at the University ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in gram-negative bacteria represents a growing global health threat, increasingly fueled by environmental factors. Wastewater, agricultural runoff, ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a neuromuscular disorder that results from mutations in the DMD gene. Gene therapies for DMD change genetic material in a person’s body to treat this condition.

Two large, global firms are simultaneously opening offices in one of the nation’s largest financial centers. The lawyers opening the offices could immediately challenge existing firms for their shares ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...

Researchers in Japan have genetically transferred a unique courtship behavior from one fruit fly species to another. By turning on a single gene in insulin-producing neurons, the team successfully ...