The ability to precisely edit the genomes of bacteria has long been a goal of microbiologists. Such technology would enable ...

A new genetic study shows that cultural diversity in the so-called Southern Cone—the roughly triangular southernmost part of ...

For years, dahlia growers and the labs that test their tubers have treated Dahlia mosaic virus (DMV) and Dahlia common mosaic ...

On a chilly January day in 2009, a hiker found skeletal remains at a homeless encampment near a trailway behind the Conley ...

Scientists have recently described a new snake from Myanmar that’s turning the usual idea of how we identify species on its head. It is called the Aye.

Scientists have found a link between super-agers' longevity and DNA analyzed from Ice Age hunter-gatherer populations in ...

In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

A CpG-based methylation signature combined with ridge regression allows highly accurate multicancer classification in ...

A comprehensive phylogenetic and morphological study resolves Wendlandia as biphyletic, leading to the proposal of a new ...

Phages are ubiquitous particles that infect bacteria and archaea in all environments. In addition to lysing bacteria, phages ...

Scientists are debating the classification of threatened mollusks that an Indigenous community relies on for their way of ...