Har Gobind Khorana: The chemist who cracked DNA’s code and made the first artificial gene was born into poverty 100 years ago in an Indian village
Khorana’s legacy has also suffered from neglect that may be a result of racial bias. But this neglect is changing, as a new generation of …
Let’s talk sh*t: A Carnivore Biologist’s Toolkit 101
Scats are virtually gold for most carnivore biologists due to the recent advancements in genetic and molecular technologies
Sugar molecule found in DNA could be floating in deep space
NASA-led study sheds light on the possibility of these molecules being scattered across the universe, potentially aiding life forms on other planets
Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn’t stack up
Indigenous Americans have no history of open ocean voyaging. Similarly, there is no archaeological evidence of pre-Polynesian occupation on any …
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Pääbo sequenced genomes of our extinct relatives Neanderthals and Denisovans; These discoveries resulted in novel insights into human …
Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday
Franklin’s greatest and most enduring legacy is the many women who have been inspired by her example to pursue scientific carriers
Say hello to hachimoji: Scientists just doubled the genetic alphabet
Research results hold potential to look for different forms of life existing elsewhere in the universe
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary
Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play
The ‘weird’ male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works & how it evolved?
Y chromosome bears genes that determine maleness and make sperm — but it’s also small and seriously weird
Nobel Prize for chemistry for gene-editing: A gene engineer explains how it works
CRISPR has huge potential to transform how scientists can detect, treat and even eradicate diseases as well as improve agricultural products
French-American duo share 2020 Chemistry Nobel for ‘genetic scissors’
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
World’s first three-parent baby raises questions about long-term health risks
It's a landmark case but there are many unknowns
DNA as history and sophistry
Genetics is only giving us some clues about our identity and lineage
A million-year-old marine DNA can reveal how climate change will affect Antarctica
New form of analysis helps scientists study long-term responses of ocean ecosystems
Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome
Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy