When our ancient ancestors made the journey out of Africa and took their first steps in Eurasia, they came face-to-face with Neanderthals for the first time – and boy, did they hit it off. In fact, ...

To help reduce the misuse and misunderstanding of current science, scientific research needs to be explained in language the ...

Scientists show that 'genome shock' is responsible for neutralizing hybrid lethality, when seedlings die after two species of plant hybridize.

Upregulated expression of transcription factors promoting cone identity in late-stage retinal progenitors drives development ...

Among them was David Liu, a biochemist at the Broad Institute and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Liu isn’t a ...

In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: ...

"By cleverly combining new techniques for analyzing DNA at the level of individual molecules, we can achieve real breakthroughs in research into conditions such as dementia," predicts Professor John ...

Gas vesicles are among the largest known protein nanostructures produced and assembled inside microbial cells. These hollow, ...

By simplifying the engineering process and expanding what can be built, the Golden Gate method greatly broadens the possibilities for scientists working to develop bacteriophages as tools to combat ...