Genetics Leading scientists will synthesize human genomes from scratch by 2026 June 3, 2016 - Updated on June 5, 2016
Genetics The cost of sequencing the human genome has dropped from $100M in 2001 to under $1,000 in 2016 May 11, 2016
Genetics Scientists make the smallest thermometer from programmable DNA April 27, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Diseases HIV took one of our best attempts at killing it, survived and became stronger in the process April 11, 2016 - Updated on June 10, 2016
Anthropology A world map of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry in modern humans March 29, 2016 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Animals Research team grows “dinosaur legs” on a chicken for the first time March 15, 2016 - Updated on April 23, 2024
Anatomy News Scientists find genes that influence hair color and shape March 2, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Biology How our ancestor’s promiscuous genes became more discriminating. February 9, 2016 - Updated on February 10, 2016
Applied Chemistry An incursion in the colorful world of fluorescent proteins February 8, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Genetics UK researchers given green light to genetically modify embryos February 1, 2016 - Updated on July 18, 2022
Genetics Dangerous or not? Scientists uncover the connection between skin moles and melanoma December 9, 2015
Biology Scientists play with a flatworm and grow another species’ head instead November 26, 2015 - Updated on November 28, 2015
Animals FDA approves first genetically modified animal: a salmon that grows twice as fast November 20, 2015 - Updated on January 18, 2021
Genetics Holocaust survivors encode trauma in their genes and pass it on to offspring November 9, 2015
Biology Drug resistant Strep and the return of the scarlet fever November 6, 2015 - Updated on November 7, 2015
Biology How the brain keeps your heat and water balance October 20, 2015 - Updated on December 22, 2022
Genetics Twisting DNA into unexpected shapes raises new exciting possibilities October 12, 2015 - Updated on October 13, 2015