A team of scientists led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have released one of the world's largest ...

Archeologists in the UK and Ireland recently uncovered a rare find: the skeletal remains of a gladiator from Roman-era ...

DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, ...

S cientists might have succeeded in sequencing the entire human genome, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still learning new ...

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

Heritable Genetic Modification in Food Animals, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences ...

Genome editing has advanced at a rapid pace with promising results for treating genetic conditions—but there is always room ...

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) will conduct a suite of human health and performance research ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses.

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

A University of Minnesota research team earned a $11.6 million grant to work with the Mayo Clinic on a device designed to ...