Already reeling from a 20-year losing battle with a devastating disease, the banana variety eaten in the United States is now threatened by a new—but old—enemy.
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Already reeling from a 20-year losing battle with a devastating disease, the banana variety eaten in the United States is now threatened by a new—but old—enemy.
A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genomics, genetics, and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
A method for rapidly replacing stop codons throughout the genetic code of E. coli paves the way for biomanufacturing designer proteins.
New evidence supports an old idea that embryos with genetic abnormalities can somehow fix themselves early in development.
The Royal Society's annual science extravaganza packs some interesting stuff into 5 days of love and research.
Three RNAs expressed in the nucleolus mediate death in cells exposed to too much fat.
Researchers map pigments in early bird fossils using preserved metallic residues.
The world's smallest microbial fuel cell could be used to power underwater remote sensors or even medical implants