The annual report details many accomplishments that are illustrative of the momentum we have been building for decades.

DNA captured on air filters and stored since the 1960s acts as an ecological time capsule, according to a recent publication ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...

Nancy Shute talks about life’s complexities, from its evolution on Earth as a single cell to complex human behavior.

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...

In humans, only two genes have been reliably linked to gut bacteria: the lactase gene, which influences milk-digesting ...