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Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ ...

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...

The convergence of AI, quantum computing, and biosciences is propelling the global healthcare industry into a new era - now ...

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

Using next-generation instruments and groundbreaking DNA-reading techniques, scientists have uncovered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a prehistoric species of ele ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are ...

For decades, the idea of resurrecting dinosaurs has captivated the public imagination. From Jurassic Parkto breathless ...