Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade ...

The field of synthetic biology is revolutionizing biomedicine, with applications in CAR-T cell therapy and biosensor-based ...

Single-cell gene sequencing has changed the way scientists understand life at the smallest level. It lets researchers study ...

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...

Later, Wacław Szybalski popularized the term in 1974 in reference to genetic engineering, but little did he know that one day ...

To sensitively detect gene transfer, we created a synthetic biology tool that introduces an identifiable barcode into RNA when microbes exchange DNA. When applied in a wastewater community ...

Cells use small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) to transfer cargo and chemical messengers to neighboring and distant cells.

Paraphrase in combination with HiFi long-read sequencing provides a single framework for resolving highly similar paralogous ...

Transcendental Meditation may slow biological aging and reduce stress by improving gene expression, brain function, and ...

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans. This is what UK scientists have discovered - identifying a genetic source of ...

Scientists have identified new gene modifications that can make tomatoes and eggplants grow bigger, which could help boost yields in developing countries. Humans have been genetically engineering ...