genetics & genomics

Drosophila melanogaster on cactus leaf

Fruit Flies Evolve in Time with the Seasons: Study

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Bacterial Enzyme Keeps Rotifers’ Transposable Elements in Check

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How Chaos in Chromosomes Helps Drive Cancer Spread

Infographic showing how bursting micronuclei promote cancer

Infographic: Chromosome Errors Cause Micronuclei and Drive Cancer

Sunflowers, in visible spectrum on left half (yellow colors) and UV spectrum on right half (purple and white colors).

Sunflowers’ Bee-Attracting Ultraviolet Also Helps Retain Moisture

a vial of cobra venom and a bacteri-covered agar plate

Study Questions Sterility of Snake and Spider Venoms

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Pioneering Geneticist C. Thomas Caskey Dies at 83

A fresh, peeled lychee fruit held above a harvest of fresh lychees

Genome Spotlight: Lychee (Litchi chinensis)

Spores of Fusarium xylarioides

Researchers Resurrect Coffee-Destroying Fungus—to Study It

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Our Favorite Genetics Stories of 2021

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How Hydras Regenerate Decapitated Heads

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

Illustration of a hole in the shape of a dollar sign on a blue background. One character is falling into the hole at the bottom of the “S” while another individual is holding another up at the top of the “S”. The image represents the absence of funding for researchers in biotech with the cancellation of the SBIR/STTR program.

The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Transitioning to 3D Cell Models for Better Insights

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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