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The Human Pangenome Project hopes to establish a better reference genome for research, and scientists are already…
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Cedars-Sinai researchers are working with Axiom Space to test if stem cells can be easily produced and grown aboard…
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20 years after the Human Genome Project, Richard Gibbs shares his thoughts on Gattaca, tech breakthroughs, and more.
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"It simply changed the way that people thought that biology could be done."
Researchers in China implanted the structures in three surrogate monkeys, but they did not become viable fetuses.
New research sheds light on the little-known processes of photosynthesis and could lead to better solar power.
The "New York Patient" has been free of HIV for six years after a stem cell transplant.
The Last of Us may be more real than you think. The spread of fungal pathogens in humans and other species are a…
Studying airborne DNA could make it easier to monitor species in the wild—even if you never set eyes on the animals…
Three biologists argue that popular notions of a fungi-based system connecting trees may be wishful thinking.
Some water-dwelling microbes actively feed off viruses, new research finds.
Doctors at the Bristol Heart Institute are developing stem cell-based patches that could better repair heart defects…
The genetic material is a million years older than the previous record-holder.
C. L. Clark's follow up to The Unbroken is sure to deliver on all the thirsty sword lesbian drama and magic bullshit…
UK scientists have begun the first clinical trial of lab-grown red blood cells, with the hope that they survive…