Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality ...

A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...

Ultra-processed diets are driving gut bacteria to evolve rapidly at a genetic level. Microbes now switch on DNA fragments to ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most genetic medicine uses viruses or double-stranded DNA to deliver genetic ...

Malaria cases have skyrocketed in Djibouti in recent years. Rachel Schraer reports on a British company helping produce ...

Scientists have discovered a genetic process which could unlock new ways to treat a mysterious and deadly fungal infection ...

To ensure that protein production in our cells runs smoothly, the protein complex NAC slows down the rate of protein ...

MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The blood of patients ...

Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...