The 20-pound rodents threaten California’s infrastructure by weakening levees to the point of failure and consuming up to 25% ...
DNA found in a prehistoric grave in Italy reveals a rare genetic disorder and is transforming our understanding of ancient ...
Scientists created a definitive E3 ligase atlas, resolving inconsistencies and enabling better disease research and drug design.
About 1,500 years ago, in what is now South Korea, a gruesome practice known as ‘sunjang’ dictated that servants, retainers, ...
Before Lincoln Park Zoo's Kapuki had her rhino calf, matchmakers had to find a father. The male, brought in from Ohio, called for Kapuki while defecating almost constantly — the rhino equivalent of ...
As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration. By sequencing DNA, researchers can identify traits better suited ...
A new exhibition explores Renaissance views on what is attractive and what is hideous, and how one can’t exist without the ...
Researchers found strong genetic similarities between cat and human cancers, identifying key mutations and potential ...
About 1,500 years ago, entire families were sacrificed to honor local royalty in what is now South Korea, a new genetic study ...
DNA inside the nucleus is not packed as a rigid regular fiber—linker histone H1 dynamically binds and loosely "glues" ...
An important finding from the study concerns a gene called APOL1. Two variants of the APOL1 gene, known as G1 and G2, ...
Researchers compared genomic diversity between other brown bear populations in central Europe and North America to determine ...