A scientist-turned-artist cultures bacteria into art.
A river system in Colorado contains high concentrations of antibiotic resistance genes in areas close to water-treatment plants.
An African rat helps detect tuberculosis in Tanzania, prompting the Mozambique government to pursue a similar project.
Overturning previous studies, a peculiar protozoan mysteriously uses a DNA-markup system to take out the genetic trash.
French scientists identify a new giant virus, which carries the genome of a smaller virus and a new breed of mobile DNA.
Mites that were attacked by rival species as juveniles attack the young of their former assailants more frequently when they reach adulthood.
Students at Mount Sinai School of Medicine can now take a class in which they can sequence and interpret their own genomes.
A new report lays out the pitfalls of consumer genetics and suggested strategies for safeguarding DNA’s privacy.
Monkeys infected with simian immunodeficiency virus have a higher diversity of gut viruses, pointing to a possible role of the virome in SIV pathogenesis.
An estimated 700,000 people immunized against typhoid may not be fully protected.