Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...

Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed software that reduces the time needed ...

Epstein sought to use his own genetic material for regenerative medicine, following his conviction for soliciting ...

Scientists call this speck LUCA — the Last Universal Common Ancestor. Since the concept of LUCA first emerged, it has ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.

Gene therapy holds the promise of preventing and curing disease by manipulating gene expression within a patient's cells. However, to be effective, the new gene must make it into a cell's nucleus. The ...

The traditional explanation of the initial genetic code in life seems less established when ancient proteins seem to be recalling some other arrangement of amino-acids. A recent examination of protein ...

Amanda Silver is a corporate vice president at Microsoft’s CoreAI division, where she works on tools for deploying apps and ...

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.