Scientists discovered that certain gene changes allow cells to function even when frataxin, the protein lost in Friedreich’s ...

The interaction between genetics and tissue environment shapes how individual teeth form in different regions of the jaw.

Biologist Héctor Ramírez-Chaves from the University of Caldas discovers Coendou vossi, a new porcupine species hidden for decades in Colombia's Magdalena Valley forests.

The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the ...

For years, orange juice has been sold as a simple source of vitamin C, but new human data suggest that a morning glass may be ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

Gene-edited goldenberries clear USDA review, moving closer to farms. Compact plants solve farming challenges for this ...

In a study published in Genome Research, a team of researchers, including Cornell College Assistant Professor of Biology ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the ...

Our understanding of human placenta formation just deepened with the discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic ...

The researchers of this latest study are keen to look at other polar bears scattered across the upper stretches of the ...

Blood samples from warm vs. cold Greenland bears reveal genetic patterns that could predict how polar bears respond to ...