The sweetpotato feeds millions worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where its natural resilience to climate extremes makes it crucial for…
A team of researchers in China has come up with a new twist on a classic technology: a DNA-powered cassette…
White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA in their nuclei and the DNA in their mitochondria. Until now, scientists…
What if we could prevent people from developing obesity? The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global population…
The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight…
By creating a more true-to-life representation of DNA's environment, researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that strand separation -- the…
Three live dire wolf pups have been born using reconstructed DNA. The extinct species had last roamed North America around…
Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial…
Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists at Caltech have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker…
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans…