The human genetic code is fully mapped out, providing scientists with a blueprint of the DNA to identify genomic regions and their variations responsible for diseases. Traditional statistical tools ...

The 14-year-old Agarwal's project is one of 30, chosen as a Broadcom Math, Applied Science, Technology ... genetic engineering after learning about DNA in seventh grade. He started experimenting ...

Biologists have investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes, like heat or drought stress.

It’s a standard science trivia question ... level in grade school, and with DNA being so easy to isolate that it makes a good demonstration project for school or home, everyone knows the ...

Experts have revealed the origins of a unique DNA duplication mechanism that grants plants additional ways to control genetic instructions.

After earning his Ph.D., he contributed to the war effort by improving cathode-ray screens for radar and working on the Manhattan Project ... DNA's structure. Indeed, much of Watson and Crick's ...

The study led by Xuehua Zhong, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, was published Nov. 6 in Science Advances. Zhong’s ...

Researchers recreated the face of a 17th century woman buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe, ...

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny ...

The influx of Korean Peninsula immigrants to Japan probably led to a significant culture shift on the island country.

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants ...