Thousands of genomes spanning 40,000 years reveal how Neanderthals have lived on through Homo sapiens.
New research finds a possible link between certain genes and adopting a strict vegetarian diet.
Professors Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman published a paper in 2005 that showed the mRNA could be modified to…
A team of researchers managed to isolate and sequence century-old RNA from the thylacine, also known as the…
The famed biologist's leadership in cloning Dolly the sheep marked a pivotal turning point for advances in…
Thousands of people are missing from wildfires that swept through Maui earlier this month, prompting officials to…
Gene therapy used to increase dopamine production in macaque monkeys showed promising results for those who struggle…
The genetics of 135 ancient people from southeastern Europe suggest farmers and pastoralists got in touch early.
Researchers say they created a synthetic, human-ish embryos will help prevent the loss of life.
Makeshift mammoths and body-double dodos are on the way—but they won't be the genuine article.
Humans got a gene related to nasal height from mating with Neanderthals, new research finds.
The Zoonomia project is the largest collection of mammalian genomes ever assembled—but, sadly, the raccoon isn't…
The Siberian husky Balto saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak. Now he's helping reveal the genetics of working…
The world is full of survivors, like these species known for their radioresistance.
The prodigious composer had serious liver problems and a hepatitis infection sometime before he died in 1827.
Burn tests showed that new strains of cotton were able to self-extinguish after being set on fire.
Nearly 300 genomes from 2,000 years of Scandinavian history point at several new findings.
Some water-dwelling microbes actively feed off viruses, new research finds.
The genetic material is a million years older than the previous record-holder.
Pääbo’s 40-year career has yielded new technologies and a narrative of who we are as a species.