It’s not necessarily obvious that learning the organization of a genome would help an AI system figure out how to make ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

A RIKEN researcher and his colleague have identified how genes are expressed in fish embryos when they first start using ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective ...

A single multipurpose gene-editing tool can correct several genetic conditions by restoring proteins that have been truncated ...

In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child ...

Subtle genomic variations between humans and Neanderthals provide clues to how DNA shapes our facial features.

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

American geneticist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the double helix structure of DNA. Born on April 6, 1928 in ...