Sep 2022
The matriarchs extend their lives by blocking a part of a molecular pathway linked to aging
A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens
Feb 2019
The find raises questions of whether conservation efforts should preserve DNA, not just species
DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes
Jun 2019
A previously unknown population of Ice Age travelers across Beringia was discovered in Russia
DNA reveals ancient Siberians who set the stage for the first Americans
Oct 2023
Biochemists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman overcame hurdles that enabled vaccine development
Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize
Mar 2022
Even a few missing genes in animals’ re-created genomes could be a problem, a study suggests
An extinct rat shows CRISPR’s limits for resurrecting species
Jul 2022
Widespread milk consumption might not have been the force behind an ability to digest dairy.
Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance
Aug 2023
The hardy genus Takakia has survived 400 million years but is losing ground in the Himalayas
The fastest-evolving moss in the world may not adapt to climate change
Jan 2024
Desensitizing people to the protein before pregnancy or blocking its action may help
Fetuses make a protein that causes morning sickness in pregnancy
Dec 2023
The gene-editing treatment aims to help people with recurring pain crises
The first CRISPR therapy approved in the U.S. will treat sickle cell disease
Oct 2020
The ‘molecular scissors’ were developed just eight years ago
Gene-editing tool CRISPR wins the chemistry Nobel