For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Scientists developed a new nanostructure that triples CRISPR’s ability to enter cells, unlocking even more power to treat ...

Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they ...

It is one of humanity’s ultimate scientific and technological quests, alongside putting a man on the moon and unlocking the ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

The consortium that has taken the lead for the synthesis needs to be expanded and needs to include researchers from ...

Scientists in China have developed an experimental “DNA cassette tape” to address the global data storage crisis.