It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered.

Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

A team of Australian scientists has identified a group of proteins that could transform approaches to treating cancer and age ...

Ancient Egypt is a period of time that elicits great fascination and, even today, secrets from that era are continuing to be uncovered. For the first time, scientists have now been able to sequence ...

You don’t have to choose between building strength and eating plants—but you might have to rethink everything you thought you ...

Human DNA contains roughly 3 billion letters of genetic code. However, we understand only a fraction of what this vast ...

Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to ...

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

Brazilian precision fermentation startup Future Cow has secured R$4.85M in funding to expand its platform for animal-free ...

When Ozzy Osbourne had his DNA studied in 2010, the results revealed answers to his longevity despite drug and alcohol use.