A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how ...

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and from letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

Emphasising that early detection and affordability are the two biggest challenges in addressing genetic and rare diseases, ...

A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...

Science is searching for the secret to their extreme longevity from many angles. But scientists still hadn’t covered the ...

Speaking during his visit to the DBT-BRIC Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad, the Minister ...

The erasure of women in science also marked Canadian scientist and U of T alumnus Maud Menten’s career. Frederick Banting, ...