Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...

Centromeres act as the control centers of chromosomes, ensuring accurate genetic inheritance during cell division, yet they ...

Researchers developed a gorilla adenovirus platform with inherent tumor selectivity, lung tropism, and large-gene capacity.

Mathematician Tsvi Benson-Tilsen once worked at the Peter Thiel–funded Machine Intelligence Research Institute, where he was ...

We once believed the Earth was flat. Nowadays, we're sending crews to space, inventing cures for strange diseases, and ...

Researchers say a new AI system can identify disease-causing mutations and explain their biological effects, potentially ...

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that ...

A compact Cas12f nuclease shows high editing efficiency in human cells, with structural insights enabling an engineered variant potentially suited for future AAV‑compatible delivery.

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...