The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity explains why it recommended redacting the details of studies reporting on a highly transmissible H5N1 strain.
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity explains why it recommended redacting the details of studies reporting on a highly transmissible H5N1 strain.
An attempt to regrow the infamous GFAJ-1 bacteria, reported to incorporate arsenic into its DNA backbone, has failed.
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Genotyping could answer a centuries-old mystery about a vanished group of British settlers.
Researchers have mapped out the DNA of what some scientists claim to be an arsenic loving bacterium.
New research suggests that a controversial class of stem cells originates in the heart and retains some ability to repair damaged tissue.
A 19th century geologist and minister investigates a prehistoric cave full of hyena bones in his native England.
Researchers probe the genetics of a group of bacteria known to extensively swap DNA sequences with other species—blurring the species boundaries.