Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid the ...

Overview of the process of obtaining genomic diversity of influenza virus in a population replicated from a single particle. (a) MDCK cells were infected with influenza vi ...

One of his early teachers called his scientific ambitions “ridiculous.” Undeterred, Dr. Gurdon went on to transform the ...

US researchers successfully created early-stage human embryos from adult skin cells, bypassing traditional egg cells through ...

Cybersecurity researchers revealed Tuesday how artificial intelligence can be used to clone a person’s voice in real time to mount voice phishing attacks on unsuspecting organizations. Researchers ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have adapted cloning technology to create human eggs from skin cells and a donor egg, potentially ...

What do woolly mammoths, dire wolves, and dodos have in common? Well, they’re all characters in the movie franchise Ice Age, and they’re all extinct. But not for long, according to researchers at ...

Biologist Charles Darwin began crafting his theory of evolution on a trip to the Galapagos Islands, where he discovered animals had developed unique traits that varied from island to island. Nearly ...

Horseshoe crabs are among the oldest species on earth. The prehistoric-looking creatures, more closely related to spiders and scorpions than crustaceans, have existed for about 450 million years. But ...