Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher
When Robert Hooke gazed through his microscope at a slice of cork and coined the term ‘cell’ in…
Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
Coloured light micrograph of a human embryo after in vitro fertilisation ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY During in vitro fertilisation…
Scientists Solve Medical Mystery Behind Rare Multi-Organ Disease
Scientists have uncovered the genetic cause of a mysterious multi-organ disease, tracing it to faulty versions of the…
How should ‘mirror life’ research be restricted? Debate heats up
Some researchers are developing biological systems that create mirror-image versions of DNA and other molecules crucial to life.Credit:…
New Genes From Scratch: How Peach Creates Novel Traits
Newswise — The emergence of new genes is a central driver of evolutionary innovation. While mechanisms such as…
How a Single Gene Shapes the Floral Elegance of the “April Snow” Tree
Newswise — Ornamental trees such as Chionanthus retusus enrich landscapes worldwide, valued for their abundant spring blossoms and…
Closing the gap in HCV care: strategic collaboration between industry, academic, community, and nonprofit researchers
Simplified care cascades with easier treatment access are needed to ensure optimal treatment uptake with minimal patient loss…
Yale Genetics Faculty Berna Sozen and Steven Reilly Named 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholars
Newswise — The Yale School of Medicine Department of Genetics is proud to announce that two of its…
How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter…
Next-gen sequencing reveals the regulatory potential of the non-coding genome
The non-coding genome, once dismissed as “junk DNA”, is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression…