Laccaic acid, thought to be produced by lac insects, is produced by a symbiont similar to the zombie ant fungus ...

Genome evolution is the process by which a genome changes in structure over time, through mutation, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual reproduction. The study of genome evolution involves ...

Pesticides and antibiotics are linked inextricably in the looming crisis of human and ecosystem health. Both started out as ...

Genetic changes can signal evidence of disease, but pinpointing which genes and what's changed can be difficult.

Van Andel Institute scientists have developed an improved technique to comprehensively profile DNA methylation in single ...

This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Antimicrobial resistance not only undermines the efficacy of current treatments but also endangers the entirety of modern medicine, including surgical procedures and cancer treatments.

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...