NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

Since 2018, more than $40 million has been granted to support outstanding cancer research projects by early-career scientists ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Culminate H Labs Co-Founders Calixto Vallejo, and Juan Carlos Rodriguez are elevating human potential through science—showing ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

A groundbreaking cattle genome has given researchers their clearest look yet at what makes Wagyu beef so special. By ...

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

For centuries, the body of Leonardo da Vinci has been as elusive as his smile, his remains scattered and his grave uncertain, ...

The discovery of a giant virus called Ushikuvirus offers inklings into the origin and evolution of our complex cells and new ...

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

Geneticist Dr. Robert Green is sequencing the DNA of healthy newborns to find hidden disease risks. This knowledge can save ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.