A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

A groundbreaking new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep’s core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in jellyfish and sea anemones, among the earliest creatures ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

THE Chase’s new spin-off show has been revealed and it’s going global. The Sun can exclusively reveal the series will see six ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...