In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the ...

The Venus flytrap lures insects with sweet nectar and eliminates pests naturally. But even with DNA manipulation, a human-sized version remains a scientific impossibility.

5 latest biotechnology breakthroughs, from genome sequencing to microbiome manipulation, revolutionizing medicine, ...

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

New genetic research suggests that hibernating animals' superpowers could lie hidden in our own DNA—and provides clues on how to unlock them, opening the door to someday developing treatments ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

Nation World Zoonomia: Genetic research reveals all we share with animals One study found that at least 10% of the human genome is largely unchanged across species.

Heritable Genetic Modification in Food Animals, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, offers recommendations for identifying the ...

Scientists have discovered that a gene called MUC19, inherited from Denisovans through ancient interbreeding, may have played ...

The quest to grow functional human organs in animal hosts has made significant strides, marking a revolutionary leap in ...

Researchers from the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center have identified the genetic cause of ...