Depending on the setting, the ability of a crucial bacterium in biotechnology—Agrobacterium tumefaciens—to transfer its DNA ...

Researchers have identified the exact DNA sequence where human chromosomes fuse to form Robertsonian chromosomes, a ...

The Smithsonian’s portraits of women scientists give us a glimpse into the lives that helped shape modern discovery. Each ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...

Chromosomes in egg cells within fetal ovaries must be spliced and sorted perfectly. A new landmark study from UC Davis shows how protecting Holliday junctions allows this to happen.

The complete assembly of each human chromosome is essential for understanding human biology and evolution. Using complementary long-read sequencing technologies, we complete the first linear assembly ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully created human eggs from skin cells that can be fertilized. NewsNation’s Max ...

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.

From grade-school “remedial” teaching to the Nobel stage, molecular biologist Carol W. Greider turned obstacles into fuel for ...

Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have developed a blood test that can diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic ...