A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

Mushrooms that appear identical turn out to be different species, correcting decades of errors in biodiversity records.

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as ...

An AI powerful enough to analyze DNA, file taxes, and grow tomato plants is being redesigned for everyday work, pointing ...

DNA analysis of cultural artifacts shows diverse biological profiles, but contamination and mixed signals complicate ...

Scientists have uncovered genetic evidence that they say may be linked to the Renaissance master, but some experts are more ...

How much of our genome really matters? Some argue that because most of our DNA is active, it must be doing something important. Others say even random DNA would be highly active. This has now been put ...

The team also extracted plant DNA from the burial of a high-status man. Testing showed that the grave contained significant amounts of DNA from two tree species whose bark was used to make clothes, ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Investigators using technology that lets them analyze DNA quickly without a lab have positively identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant ...