Genomics encompasses the study of a complete set of genes, their work process, and their way of interacting with each other and the environment. While it incorporates elements of genetics, the primary ...

A research team led by Dr. Li Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as ...

Paraphrase in combination with HiFi long-read sequencing provides a single framework for resolving highly similar paralogous ...

Scientists have identified new gene modifications that can make tomatoes and eggplants grow bigger, which could help boost yields in developing countries. Humans have been genetically engineering ...

In an era where climate change threatens food security, scientists worldwide are searching for reliable ways to improve crop ...

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans.

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Finding Function for Noncoding RNAs Using a New Kind of CRISPR Nov. 7, 2024 — Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...