Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously ...

In a new study, scientists analyzed one such strategy used by the bacterium Escherichia coli. One of the enzymes in the ...

Explore how gene drives in genetically modified mosquitoes could revolutionize malaria control and combat this deadly disease ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Researchers at the Université de Genève have built a DNA-based drug delivery system that reads pairs of protein markers on a cell’s surface, decides whether the cell is cancerous, and then floods it ...

A long-standing mystery in plant evolution has now been brought into sharper focus. Using chromosome-specific painting, researchers traced how ...

DNA-based taxonomy is exposing hidden species, forcing reset of biodiversity baselines before conservation priorities fall ...

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Scientists developed a charge-free polymer-DNA complex that boosts cellular DNA uptake 14-fold in mice, avoiding the harmful inflammation caused by current methods. Many existing options rely on ...