Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have described a new way to produce large amounts of xanthommatin, a natural pigment, in a bacterium for the first time. Xanthommatin ...

A new review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute and other universities highlights how advances in New Approach Methodologies and tissue engineering are ...

Every year, Ontario homes are the location of nearly 65 per cent of all CO incidents. CO also remains a leading cause of unintentional poisoning. With this in mind and to raise awareness of CO risks, ...

Scientists are exploring leading-edge technologies that could transform how cancer is studied, detected and treated by ...

If you think artificial intelligence is just a smarter search engine or a way to make funny pictures, you’re missing the story of the century — and maybe the biggest turning point in human history. AI ...

RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method to purify gene therapies 10 times more quickly than conventional processes, paving the way to lower prices for the ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

The Cyclin A2 gene (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can promote cardiac repair in adult human cardiomyocytes.

A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes ...

Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug-think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young ...

ISRO is gearing up for an ambitious seven-mission push by March 2026, including crucial uncrewed Gaganyaan flights to pave the way for human spaceflig ...