Genetics

The results could warrant further research into how enzymes function in space.
Will Sullivan, Staff Writer
As grapes moved throughout Europe, people interbred domesticated vines with wild fruit.
Chris Gorski, Editor
New research method’s validity confirmed by bottom trawls.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
CRISPR-Cas9 tool helps scientists edit DNA.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
Researchers use the DNA of currently-living Quebecois to help identify their ancestors.
Jesse Kathan, Contributor
A child neurologist talks about the challenges of autism.
Inside Science Television
Rings of DNA inside bacteria use CRISPR process to attack each other.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Genetic differences between forest lizards and city lizards show evolution can play out the same way again and again.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Early research suggests virus can protect rodents without negative side effects.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Despite high-profile study, the ancestors of humans living today likely evolved in many places at once, say critics.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Oxygen-sensing genes allow cells to adapt when oxygen levels drop.
Brian Owens, Contributor
For the bluehead wrasse, going from female to male involves a dramatic genetic reprogramming in the sexual organs.
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor