Chris Candy, son of legendary actor and comedian John Candy, was 8 years old when the school pastor stepped into his ...

Scientists have created Syn57, a completely synthetic bacterium with a genetic code unlike anything in nature. Unlike all known life, which uses 64 codons to build proteins, Syn57 only uses 57 — ...

Genetic testing of IVF-created embryos could help more women over 35 have a baby in less time, a clinical trial by researchers from King's College London, King's College Hospital, and King's Fertility ...

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Ionis Pharmaceuticals' (IONS.O), opens new tab drug to prevent instances of severe swelling in various parts of the body ...

GraMOS works by using graphene’s unique optoelectronic properties to convert light into gentle electrical cues that encourage neurons to connect and communicate. Photo Credit: Wirla Pontes Researchers ...

The newest Netflix documentary will surely make viewers want to whip it good. On Aug. 19, Netflix released its new original documentary, "Devo." The 90-minute documentary provides an inside look at ...

The University of South Florida is leveraging its position as Florida’s leader in genetic counseling and precision medicine to help launch a statewide program that will give families the option to ...

Arrow worms, or chaetognaths, are strange ocean predators that have puzzled scientists for more than a century. They have transparent, torpedo-shaped bodies, sharp grasping spines near their mouths, ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

An illustration of E. coli. Scientists have been racing to shrink the genetic code of this bacterium. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The DNA of nearly all life on Earth is made ...