cell & molecular biology, genetics, genetics & genomics

In Chapter , "Genes, Freaks, DNA," author Sam Kean draws parallels between the lives of Gregor Mendel and Johannes Friedrich Miescher, who both made scientific discoveries that were truly ahead of their times.

Researchers identify two new DNA repair systems, in addition to four that were already known, that can attack unprotected telomeres.

Researchers question earlier findings of a new mechanism for gene regulation.

In its brief, 4-year history, The Scientist’s annual Top 10 Innovations contest has become a showcase of the coolest life science tools to emerge in the previous year. 

A new study finds key differences between established and new human embryonic stem cell lines.

Researchers identify common genetic changes in cultured human embryonic stem cells, including one that confers a growth advantage.

Designing genomes from scratch will be the next revolution in biology.

A decade’s worth of engineering-infused biology

Learn about the field’s first genetic circuits and read forecasts by George M. Church and J. Craig Venter of a future where man-made organisms pump out novel fuels, drugs, and therapies.

A UK panel puts forth guidelines for research that use experimental animals harboring human cells and tissues.

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genomics, genetics, and related areas, from Faculty of 1000

A method for precise gene editing is able to change disease-causing point mutations in human stem cell DNA.

New evidence supports an old idea that embryos with genetic abnormalities can somehow fix themselves early in development.