A child with a rare genetic disorder — spinal muscular atrophy type I — was treated prenatally for the first time. Courtesy of Jakob Owens  via Unsplash During an amniocentesis test, a long, thin ...

For centuries, historians and scientists have speculated about the physical appearance of our ancestors. What color were ...

After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in ...

Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body's epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests. The epigenome ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were selected for the first crewed test flight on Boeing's Starliner and were ...

Exclusive: Colossal CEO Ben Lamm considers the similarities between their efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth with Michael Crichton’s worst fears in Jurassic Park.

An animal geneticist told Kansas cattle producers recently that a gene editing technique is a safe option for shortening the ...

New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

It turned out increased obesity risk in Labradors was linked to the same genes and mechanisms that cause obesity in humans. These gene variants were more common in purpose-bred dogs we carefully ...

A low-carb diet can worsen the cancer-causing effects of certain gut bacteria by weakening the gut barrier and altering the ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

In the realm of scientific innovation, few endeavours capture the imagination quite like the quest to bring extinct species back to life. Among ...