People often compare the genome to a computer's program, with the cell using its genetic code to process environmental inputs ...

Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

In a paper published in PNAS, a University of Michigan team proposes that fundamental principles of control theory and observability can be applied to study biological processes that change over time.

"To take Germany prior to 1600 as an example, organ pitch there is thought to have varied from a high of A=567 Hz for the first simple pipe organs of the Middle Ages to a low of A=377 Hz for the early ...

Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least ...

Meanwhile, many birds are monogamous, which means males may live longer in part due to lower competition. Males and females ...

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...

The promise of singular causes and silver bullet cures might draw attention. But experts warn that it could backfire on ...

Vietnam has detected its first imported case of the new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly around Britain, the health ministry said on Saturday.

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...