Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed Doodle on Wednesday.

Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are ...

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

Scientists say they've begun to better understand why there are so many varieties of a colourful, dancing Australian spider.

A variation in the gene PICALM has a profound effect on microglia function, increasing the risk of Alzheimer's developing.

When doctors prescribe oxybutynin, it's usually for an unglamorous problem: bladder incontinence. But researchers have ...

Your stem cells do lots of important work in your body, but a new study shows that they don't function properly in outer ...

The new system developed by Professor Chad Mirkin delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells.

Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are ...

There are key moments in Earth's history that remain shrouded in mystery. The emergence of the first molecules capable of ...

Northwestern scientists have developed a new nanostructure that supercharges CRISPR’s ability to safely and efficiently enter cells, potentially unlocking its full power to treat genetic diseases. By ...

The method reveals subtle environmental changes that could signal the earliest stages of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and cancer. The findings also point to new ways of screening drugs ...