A new study suggests that ancient microbes once cast as oxygen haters may have actually learned to use the gas, offering a clue to how the first complex cells — and, eventually, all plants and ...

Ribosomes, the cell's protein-making factories, consume large amounts of energy as they build the proteins that keep cells alive and functioning. When cells experience stress—such as lack of nutrients ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

For decades, experts have tried to explain how simple cells evolved into the complex organisms that make up plants, animals and fungi. While Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution describes how species ...

Creative Biolabs is helping researchers overcome challenges of gene therapy research by providing analytical testing ...

Scientists examined the genomes of 112 reptile species, ranging from snakes and crocodiles to chameleons, and found the reason.

Element Biosciences created a high-throughput benchtop device that can deliver a whole genome for $100 – half the price of ...

For decades, scientists have believed that complex life began when two very different microbes joined forces, eventually ...

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Researchers sequenced the genomes of tumors from almost 500 domestic cats and found remarkable parallels with human and dog ...

The series will kick off just in time for Black History Month with a program on Charlie Clay, the first African-American ...

Titled “Simultaneous prenatal cfDNA screening of aneuploidy, recessive single-gene conditions, and fetomaternal blood compatibility,” the study used nearly 500 samples to assess the multiple ...