Researchers generated complete genomes of two important bat species and explored their immune- and cancer-related genes.

Comparing mammoth and elephant genomes revealed genetic mutations that may have helped mammoths survive in the Arctic.

Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.

The genomes of living animals are littered with DNA from long-gone relatives, providing a lens on evolution, past extinctions, and perhaps even solutions to agricultural problems.

The first chromosome-level genome assembly for a ctenophore may allow scientists to finally resolve the roots of the animal family tree.

Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.

With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

The common fluorescent marker GFP traveled a long road to take its popular place in molecular biology today.

A single gene called BMP11 regulates not only the size and proportions of a water strider’s massively long third legs, but also how it uses the limbs in fights.