Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes ...

A groundbreaking data storage technology could preserve an entire human genome in a tiny 5D memory crystal. Developed by ...

At the cellular level, pieces of important genetic information, called small RNA, have the ability to introduce important ...

Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

The dodo and passenger pigeon are among extinct bird ­species that could be brought back to life thanks to gene editing and cross-breeding. A new US project aims to use the humble chicken to revive ...

If you were a fish in Permian Brazil, Prionosuchus was your most formidable foe. This gargantuan, vaguely crocodilian ...