Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific controversy.

A new law goes into effect on Jan. 1 that requires companies to test baby food for toxins and make those results available ...

All life on Earth comes from one single ancestor. And it's so much older than we thought. All life on Earth can be traced ...

A groundbreaking new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL (University College London) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising results in ...

A new wave of gene therapy treatments offer a new lease on life for people with inherited diseases such as haemophilia. But there’s a $5 million problem.

Revolutionary model represents a transformative step toward AI-powered virtual tissues, patient digital twins, and a new era ...

Scientists at UCL and GOSH have used groundbreaking base-edited CAR‑T cell therapy — BE‑CAR7 — to treat aggressive T‑cell ...

You probably wouldn’t expect to find the nerve center of a global financial empire that rivals the GDP of a small island ...

The discovery marks a significant moment for a theory that was once dismissed as fringe science but is now gaining serious scientific traction. Panspermia is far from a modern invention. The concept ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s only December, but the Supreme ...

The master of balletic action and heroic bloodshed, John Woo is behind many of the best modern action classics, including Red ...