Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening approach.

New research pinpoints 298 parts of the genome associated with higher risk of bipolar disorder. This could lead to better ...

In 2011, a woolly mammoth was dug out in near pristine condition after it spent the last 28,000 years frozen solid in the ...

Every cell in your body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes. These ...

The future of Alaska’s red king crab fishery is at a turning point. Proposed changes to the fishery’s management in Southeast ...

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is ...

In January 2025 a paper published in Current Biology (Ghezelayagh et al. 2025) explained that genetic analysis demonstrated that snail darters (Percina tanasi) represented a population of the more ...

The most advanced engineering of human cell lines to date has been accomplished by scientists, demonstrating that genomes are more robust against significant structural changes than previously ...

A significant advancement in knowledge of the link between cognition and genetics has been made thanks to a study led by ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.

In the ever-evolving field of longevity and anti-aging research, chemical sciences are making significant strides, ...

Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz. The 15-year-old had met up with girlfriends as usual before class at ...