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After negotiating for eight months, the University of California becomes one of the first research institutions in the US to stop paying for access to the publisher’s journals.

A newly expanded genetic alphabet that includes four synthetic nucleotides highlights the need for strict boundaries on their use.

A study suggests that the direct transfer of DNA methylation marks from one generation to the next is much less common than scientists previously thought.

A study underscores the importance of Dna2 in maintaining the integrity of the genetic code.

A neurologist by training, Stefánsson founded Iceland-based deCODE Genetics to explore what the human genome can tell us about disease and our species’ evolution.

The study of evolution requires consideration of organisms’ microbiomes.

In an era of instant communication, we must be careful how word of new and untested treatments is shared.

The blue lagoons of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin provide a glimpse into the planet’s ancient past.

A finding pushes back the timeline on humankind’s conquest of one of Earth’s harshest environments, and may provide clues about interactions with their hominin relatives.

The discovery that the adenosine derivative aids self-replication adds weight to the theory that life on Earth originated from a mixture of RNA molecules.

A quirk of nomenclature originates in the study of insect cells.

The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.