In cooperative societies – like elephants or whales – natural selection seems to favour genetic mechanisms that suppress cancer, study says.

When UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna first began studying how bacteria fight virus infections, she had no idea it ...

Orange cats have always stood out in the living room, but new research shows they also stand apart in the mammal family tree. Scientists have now traced their vivid coats to a genetic arrangement that ...

A team of researchers has discovered that latent antimicrobial resistance is more widespread across the world than known resistance. They call for broader surveillance of resistance in wastewater, as ...

A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult ...

A unique species living at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site has evolved to have a special ability which could help humans ...

A DGIST research team identified that the mutation of the collybistin protein found in autistic patients weakens the brain's ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

Abu Dhabi: The International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) has announced the hatching of the first Asian Houbara chick ...

A German man remains in remission from HIV an incredible six years after he received a stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia.

A handful of people with HIV have been cured after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells – but a man who received non-resistant ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 BCE to 19th century CE). The genomes were taken from bones found in ...