Cody’s First Task

A new study suggests that the large majority of noncoding DNA, which is abundant in…

ISG faculty Patrick Allard published a paper, “A C. elegans Screening Platform for the Rapid Assessment of…

In the middle of the South Atlantic, there’s a patch of sea almost devoid of…

From Ireland to Turkey, Europeans are all related, sharing a link with ancestors who were…

Artist and Phd student, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, finds and photographs DNA samples out in public, collecting…

Dr Helena Cronin, co-director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at…

To the surprise of scientists, the most dangerous cancers of the uterine lining closely resemble…

In the latest edition of the open access journal PLoS Biology, a group of UK biologists…

A new survey commissioned by 23andMe – the leading personal genetics company – in celebration…

An international team of scientists has used ancient DNA recovered from human remains dating from…

Excerpt: If you’ve ever tried to decorate a room and have been frustrated because there…

Michael Specter writes for the New Yorker and discusses the question: Can we patent life?…