The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

This video explores three remarkable animals whose engineering abilities shape entire landscapes. Each species demonstrates an instinctive mastery of design that rivals human construction. Their ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity. When this Greenland shark was born, Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa. The species is the ...

The production of cultured meat depends on the isolation, expansion, and differentiation of animal stem cells into edible ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...