The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

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

Scientists have created an artificial RNA system that can copy itself using simple building blocks and temperature changes.

Sudden cardiac deaths among youth are not rare flukes. With increasing stress, poor sleep, unhealthy diet, and sedentary ...

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

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

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

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

With grim prognosis hanging overhead, doctors and scientists at universities and institutions across the U.S. worked tirelessly to develop the world’s first custom gene-editing therapy to save the ...

New effort to address rare genetic conditions that dramatically raise the risk of serious mental health challenges, including schizophrenia.