Researchers say they can improve rice harvests and grain quality by essentially turning off a temperature-sensitive gene ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to ...

New tools bring closer the possibility of exterminating species considered harmful to humans, which is fueling an ethical dilemma ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far ...

These fundamental findings offer a novel mechanism by which rubrerythrin tubules encapsulate encapsulin to prevent oxidative stress in Pyrococcus furiosus. However, there are a few reasonable concerns ...

In the realm of oncology, understanding the genetic and genomic alterations that drive cancer progression is crucial.

The personalized CRISPR treatment could be the future of gene therapy, but hurdles remain before everyone has access.

To achieve the European Green Deal's goal of 25% organic agriculture by 2030, researchers argue that new genomic techniques ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has gained new insights into the development of kidney tumors in young children. These enable a better risk assessment and could form the basis for ...