A new study suggests that the long-standing Mendelian view of genetics has some blind spots.

A groundbreaking study in genetics education examines the relationship between the quality of genetics education and the ...

Over a century ago, a botanist named Daniel Trembly MacDougal injected salt solutions into plant ovaries and reported that the procedure changed the hereditary material passed on to offspring. Both ...

Coral reefs hide "scientific treasures" that have survived for centuries, yet many of these giant, ancient organisms remain ...

A surprising discovery from high-altitude animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes could reshape how we treat nerve damage in humans. Scientists found that a genetic mutation helping these animals ...

Whereas most of the cells in a healthy animal’s body get along by following the same set of genetic rules, cancer cells ...

The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Researchers have developed a modified CRISPR gene-editing tool with potential to silence the extra chromosome causing Down ...

Two significant pests to Australian vineyards are being targeted in a new project led by Australian National University (ANU) PhD candidate Yilin Bae, who has been awarded Wine Australia’s Dr Tony ...

A common element in “Star Trek” and other science fiction is their depiction of humanoid alien species. If life exists ...

A new study analyzed piRNA — first discovered in 2006 — as a strong predictor of short-term survival in older patients. It ...