Rather, DNA sequencing can help us parse our ancestry, a subtle but important distinction.

Unsuccessful attempts to reproduce the results of a 2015 study reporting that C. elegans orient themselves by Earth’s magnetic field spark debate among researchers.

This year’s controversial news included unethical behavior among politicians, a murder, and multiple accusations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment, in addition to the usual spate of research misconduct.

Two high-ranking female scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, claim the center is run by a team of “good old boys.”

Despite claims of preclinical success by a leading surgeon, doctors, scientists, and medical ethicists say the science is not ready.  

Scientists are criticizing the claim that hominins were in North America more than 100,000 years earlier than the currently accepted estimation.

The team that oversaw the first use of mitochondrial replacement therapy that resulted in a live birth has published an account of the procedure.

A conversation with plant biologists on the age-old dispute over the similarities and differences between plants and animals.

This year, the developers of CRISPR gene-editing technology argued over patent rights, a researcher fought to unmask anonymous PubPeer commenters, US regulators considered “three-parent” babies, and troubles continued for Theranos.

The public gets to weigh in before the US government lifts its ban on such research.