Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the ...

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

Stanford study finds rapid brain cell evolution boosted human cognition but lowered autism gene activity, raising ...

Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm ...

Understanding the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells has important implications for cancer immunotherapies, ...

Scientists announced the Biodiversity Cell Atlas project to map every cell type across all eukaryotic life on Earth.

Maui-based scientist Gary Greenberg and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Vendetta are collaborating for an entertaining ...

The discovery of regulatory T cells links genetic, cellular, and clinical research, bridging basic science and therapeutic ...

A scaling law relates the expected number of mutants to the total population size of cells in a spatially constrained but growing population, which could help clinicians predict when cancers or ...

New antiviral drugs in development could offer the strongest line of defense yet against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses, ...