The team analyzed DNA from about 100 trees per species, searching for genetic clues about the history and future of each ...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up ...

After scientists showed that AI can design a working virus, it's time to address the obvious: what if it's also used to make ...

It's not easy eating green. Most plants are heavily defended with chemicals to deter plant eaters. For these herbivores, ...

In the fast-evolving field of medical science, a new artificial intelligence model may be about to change the way mRNA-based ...

The era of digital twins offers a future where deep biology, AI and real-world data combine to make medicine more personal, ...

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life ...

If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen ...

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a ...

The investigations of KIT researchers have shown that biomolecular condensates enable fast yet reliable activation of the right genes. “Biomolecular condensates are tiny drops that form in specific ...

In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in diameter. By comparison, this corresponds to a 40-kilometer thread packed ...