Science-fiction enthusiasts get introduced to some of these concepts, but they don’t get the full explanation of what ...

Joanne Chory, a Salk Institute biologist widely admired by climate scientists for her efforts to get plants to absorb greater ...

The Similipal Tiger Reserve has welcomed Zeenat, a three-year-old tigress from Maharashtra. Transported under strict regulations from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, the introduction aims to boost ...

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar says including Ayurveda Biology, which seeks to apply evidence-based methods to Ayurveda ...

StitchR, a new gene therapy technique, delivers large genes in two parts to treat muscular dystrophies by restoring critical proteins in animal models.

Cannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a new paper published in ...

Using CRISPR, the popular gene-editing tool, scientists bumped up the fruit’s sugar content by 30 percent without sacrificing ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Prof. Sanwen Huang, the director general of the agricultural genomics institute at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural ...

These CENP-A proteins ensure that divided genetic information is kept intact during mitosis.

While aging is the reason for gray hair and genetics being the most influential in terms of the timing, Dr. Gohara says ...