Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

Scientists sought to work out genetic errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s original ...

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

Scientists have created Syn57, a completely synthetic bacterium with a genetic code unlike anything in nature. Unlike all ...

Sometimes, cures can even surprise the doctors who’ve delivered them.

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The ...

Researchers showed that many mitochondrial proteins enter the organelle during synthesis, guided by folding patterns and structural signals. This discovery revises decades of biochemical models. Mitoc ...

When 35-year-old Rajesh (name changed) collapsed during a morning jog, his family was stunned. Fit, vegetarian, and with no ...