Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass., Tues., Aug. 2, 2005 – The recent surge in the number of microbial genome sequences available to the scientific community is allowing researchers to address interesting ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

Chipping away at the genome of a tiny parasitic bacteria, genetic-sequencing trailblazer J. Craig Venter and colleagues say they’ve synthesized the shortest-known genome known to support life.

A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from Stanford University, US, and colleagues report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology ...

In the study, "Genome Modeling and Design Across All Domains of Life with Evo 2," published as a bioRxiv preprint, the team details how a model trained on 9.3 trillion DNA base pairs enables ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...

With just 473 genes, it’s the smallest genome of any living, dividing cell found in nature and may provide important insights into the fundamental genetic requirements for life.

Press kit for the exhibition. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health, opens “Genome ...

With the development and increasing accessibility of new genomic tools such as next-generation sequencing, genome-wide association studies, and genomic stratification models, the debate on genetic ...