A nonprofit led by Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former chief executive of 23andMe, won a bid to acquire the genetic ...

A student at WVU identified a fungus in morning glories that makes LSD-related compounds. Named Periglandula clandestina, it ...

Two new crayfish species have been discovered and named, but face immediate threats from invasive species and human impact.

A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each ...

Somewhere deep inside a salt cave in Hallstatt, Austria, a small crystal disk stores the entire human genome, and possibly ...

Bengaluru has jumped seven spots to secure the 14th position in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025, marking a ...

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such ...

June 26, 2025, is the 25th anniversary of the White House announcement of the first sequencing of the human genome, and July 28, 2025, marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the first ...

A legal scholar with a doctorate in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals ...

When our ancestors first gathered in the world's earliest cities 10,000 years ago, they weren't alone. Tiny, blood-sucking ...

Anne Wojcicki's nonprofit will acquire substantially all of 23andMe's assets for $305 million, the company announced Friday. 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March. Last month, ...

Researchers uncover the genetic blueprint for coral chemicals with anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties Some corals produce chemicals called diterpenoids that have shown promise in fighting ...