When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

A look at the science behind Elon Musk's goal of a million-person city on Mars, and why planetary scientists say terraforming ...

A longevity gene therapy targeting the molecular mechanism behind why some people live to 100 has maintained its early benefits three months after dosing aged beagles — and the Vancouver firm whose ...

Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Workshop Summary. Washington, ...

Colossal Biosciences announced on March 4, 2025, that it had created what it calls the “Colossal Woolly Mouse,” a living ...

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...

For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging ...

DZNE is investing approximately six million euros to establish a one-of-a-kind global genome database. The digital library, known as “NeuroGenomeHub”, aims to drive research into neurodegenerative ...

For decades, cancer has been thought of as a purely human disease—rogue cells multiplying out of control, with no room for ...

Since its molecular structure was deduced in the 1950s, DNA has been hailed by many biologists as the secret of life. They’ve read and studied the information stored in the DNA found in the cells of ...