Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

When genetics and fertility startup Nucleus Genomics plastered ads across New York City’s subway stations urging riders to ...

A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...

One of the enigmas of life is emergence, when the whole becomes more than its parts. Flocks of birds can instantly ...

Recent studies of asteroid Bennu samples, returned to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, have revealed surprising compounds that could inform our understanding of the early solar system and the ...

For the first time since HIV was identified, early human trials are starting to show what long‑imagined “drug‑free control” ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought back pristine pieces of the asteroid Bennu in 2023—and these tiny grains are turning out to ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their failures may drive disease.

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