Humans have become very good at altering the basic building blocks of life to their advantage. Genetically modified foods are available at most grocery stores. Researchers use gene-editing tools every ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting... Humans have become very good at altering the basic ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature 1, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories.