University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human and bird flu strains.

Howard Temin was a UW-Madison scientist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize for his discovery of “reverse transcriptase,” which ...

The Idaho judge’s decision to deny defense motions relating to the death penalty is among the latest developments ahead of ...

Material Components for Android (MDC-Android) help developers execute Material Design. Developed by a core team of engineers and UX designers at Google, these components enable a reliable development ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a promising new approach that could be used to treat a rare and complex class of genetic ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species – according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

Markita Landry is the first to admit that the two applications her research addresses – imaging brain chemistry and delivering genetic material into plants – are rather divergent.

Emerging findings suggest that viral DNA may play an important part in how embryos form, right after fertilization.

GeneDx has a big market in mind for its genetic testing: every newborn baby. The 24-year-old-company wants to make the testing common at birth. The goal: Identify potential diseases or conditions ...

Two rare black wolves were spotted in a Polish forest, caught on camera by the SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund. The organization is collecting droppings to study the wolves' genetics. The sighting ...

Scientists have discovered something that happens during human development that might be able to explain why some people are ...