Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

Researchers are investigating the role of non-coding DNA, or junk DNA, in regulating astrocytes, brain cells involved in ...

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...

The tiny little powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

Earth’s first sponges may have been ghostly, soft-bodied pioneers—ancient animals that evolved long before their skeletons ever appeared in stone.

Impact of AI on productivity is apparent but is still relatively small compared to the considerable investments in the ...

The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, ...

Not everybody can pull off a 44mm watch—even more so when it’s a 44mm dress watch —and even more so when it’s crafted from a ...

Paris summit warns about “mirror life.” Scientists call for early limits on mirror bacteria that could evade defenses and ...

Microbiologists have long known that ancient, inactive viruses known as cryptic prophages can insert their genetic material into bacterial DNA. These genetic fragments allow bacteria to use ...

Tadeo Ramirez-Parada studied the timing of plant flowering for his PhD — but he didn’t touch a single petal. Instead, he ...