Understanding the connection between behavior and brain cell activity is a major goal of neuroscience. To make progress, neuroscientists often choose simple, transparent lab animals because it's ...

Many law enforcement agencies are relying on crowdfunding to pay for genetic genealogy, which has helped solve hundreds of cases in recent years.

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic ...

A version of this Priestley Medal address will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2026 meeting ...

Syndex Bio, a biotechnology company advancing next‑generation molecular diagnostics, today announced the introduction of its proprietary mcPCR™ (methyl‑copying PCR) platform at the Advances in Genome ...

The new tool, now testing as part of Claude Code, can scan codebases for security vulnerabilities and suggest targeted ...

Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal metabolic processes or external stressors such as radiation or chemical ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Local news organizations can’t be everywhere at once. But even as they slim down, they have column inches and homepages to fill. National wire services can be prohibitively expensive (and less useful ...