Ladybirds with their distinctive look and vibrant colours are great for introducing classification in the classroom. They’re also common in many habitats, so they work well for classes looking to ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Apple orchards have changed. The large stout trees with thick gnarling branches of a few decades ago are now flimsy bushes skinnier than hydrangeas that stand under 10 feet tall and need to be propped ...

Edited by Gene Robinson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Genomic Biology, Urbana, IL; received April 23, 2025; accepted September 9, 2025 ...

A Coon Rapids family is seeking help for their daughter diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The 8-month-old is scheduled to be treated for the rare disorder using one of the world's most expensive ...

Calvin's diagnosis came after nearly two years of various testing Kate Todd Photography Klairissa and Mike welcomed their first baby after some pregnancy complications, but were excited to bring their ...

Venture capitalists and top drugmakers are betting that technology from startup Soufflé Therapeutics will clear a roadblock to treating a range of diseases through genetic medicine. Genetic medicines ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Should we genetically modify wild lions? Of course not, might be your instant response. But what if lions were being wiped out by a devastating disease introduced by people? What if the genetic change ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced a complete genome from ancient Egypt. They read the DNA from a man who lived when the earliest pyramids rose along the Nile. The study reports that his ...