Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

An RNAi based genetic screen and subsequent analyses reveal how dyneins and small GTPases coordinate autophagosome positioning at the ncMTOC in fat cells, advancing understanding of autophagic vesicle ...

Findings present insights on the genetic elements that regulate the development of the face and skull in marsupials, with data providing an “invaluable reference” for future mammalian evolution ...

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

The field of genetics has evolved rapidly in recent years, however early understanding of inheritance patterns began much ...

White oak (Quercus alba) is important economically, ecologically, and culturally. However, the species currently faces a ...

ANCRAM — Juice dripped down my chin as I bit into Frostbite, a small, round, reddish-maroon apple. It tasted sweetly earthy, like molasses, and not at all like an apple. I was captivated. And I was ...

But a forgotten treatment, first discovered more than a century ago, could offer hope. Known as bacteriophage therapy—or "phage therapy," for short—it uses viruses that naturally prey on bacteria, ...

The Seventh Experiment: The Truth of our Creation In December 1999, Sweden's most notorious UFO skeptic sat down for an interview that would challenge everything he believed. Ole K. had spent his ...