A team of researchers is beginning work on creating new tools that could eventually lead to the synthesis of the human genome ...

Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil. These ‘biological ...

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

Now researchers are turning to an unexpected source for early PDAC detection: faecal samples. While analysing poo might seem ...

The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...

A new study demonstrates that handheld nanopore sequencers can rapidly identify eye infection pathogens using only a patient’s tears.

From fecal transplants to phage cocktails, scientists reveal how gut viruses could unlock precision medicine for digestive diseases and beyond.

A herbal mouthwash selectively killed off bad bacteria in the mouth while preserving the good strains, according to a new ...

New study shows AI can predict if Listeria bacteria will survive common food industry disinfectants, helping improve food safety and cleaning protocols.

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

On Wednesday, Alameda County prosecutors charged Angela Onduto, 46, with murdering her newborn daughter, Jane Doe, on May 18, ...

Scientists have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique archaeon residing within marine plankton, challenging traditional definitions of life. This microbe possesses a stripped-down genome, ...