The project provides a baseline for tracking microbial-population shifts with land-use changes and global warming.
When your hair starts to gray, it’s easy to blame stress, age, or bad genes. But a new study from Japan suggests that those fading pigments may also be a biological shield. New research suggests that ...
The findings of a new academic paper suggest that warming winters are causing damage to the DNA of some lizards.
Arpita Bose and Zhecheng Zhang explore genetic tools in environmental microbes, citing applications in extracellular electron transfer ...
A new high-tech solution could soon help pinpoint the source of pollution in UK rivers. Researchers at the University of Brighton are leading a three-year, £950,000 project to develop a portable ...
An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...
Scientists found that childhood BK virus infections may cause DNA damage in the urinary tract, potentially leading to bladder ...
A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.