In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

The Earth BioGenome Project is racing to sequence the DNA of life, building a global genome library to protect biodiversity.

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

“While the rest of the genome shuffles between the maternal and paternal origins, centromeres are inherited intact: one from ...

Some viruses come and go after making us sick, but some have become a part of us, passed down by our ancestors. San Diego ...