Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful of teeth found at the Ledi-Geraru site in Ethiopia suggest that diverse ...

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

Students at Licking Heights High School are partnering with Amgen to solve mysteries using research-grade technology. Through a partnership with Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE), high schoolers are ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Scientists studied factors such as viral infections, gut microbiome, and exposome that could drive cancers, as well as how to ...

DNA captured on air filters and stored since the 1960s acts as an ecological time capsule, according to a recent publication in Nature ...

People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, ...

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“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself. The X-ray crystallography by Rosalind Franklin ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...