Genomic information from four children who lived thousands of years ago in what is now Cameroon could shed light on the spread of the Bantu languages and on the history of present-day African populations.

The Oxford researcher’s work on lipid and peptide antigens revealed key mechanisms in inflammation, immunotherapy, and vaccination, which are being pursued in clinical trial treatments.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Tel Aviv University neuroscientist Oded Rechavi discusses his studies on the inheritance of acquired traits.

Working with bacteriophages and nematodes, the University of California, Berkeley, molecular biologist uncovered a role for genetic switches in early development.

The Tel Aviv University researcher is interested in how the macromolecules affect the health and behavior of successive generations of worms.

The midwestern state has quietly laid the groundwork for a biotech hub.

As global temperatures rise and winters shorten, caterpillars of the corn borer moth are emerging earlier in parts of the US thanks to changes in two genes, researchers find.

A tool for identifying jumping gene insertions in DNA sequencing data turns up possible explanations for four patients’ rare developmental disorders.