Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

The global birthrate has been in significant decline for decades. In the U.S., couples are deciding to have children later in ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

Critics think the scientists did not resurrect the species because the puppies do not resemble their alleged ancestors physically and genetically.

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.

Created by editing the gray wolf genome, two dire wolves are the subject of vastly-differing opinions on what it means to bring back an extinct species.​​​​​ ...

New research has uncovered more about the complexity of human gene regulation by identifying certain sequences of proteins ...

Scientists say the dire wolf has been brought back from extinction - but has it? - ANALYSIS: It’s a resurrection story made ...

Feedback is delighted to hear from a reader who proposes an ingenious new unit of data – but we have some quibbles with the ...

Researchers say they have mapped more than 200,000 cells in a cubic centimeter of brain tissue and have traced how they're all connected.

The DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the ...