Like most human traits, blue eyes are determined by genes, and no two people have exactly the same hue. It works a lot like individual fingerprints, making our eyes two of the most distinctive parts ...

A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are ...

Polyphosphate (polyP) exists in all life forms; however, its biological functions in metazoans are understudied. Here, we explored Drosophila as the first genetic model to explore polyP biology in ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the moon, deploying experiments like the LISTER drill and ...

Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is literally being torn ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is a well-known cause of DNA damage, which can lead to diseases like skin cancer. But ...

European researchers propose diversifying diets with novel foods (NF), underutilized crops (NUS), and invasive species (IAS) ...

A single molecular switch is essential for blood stem cells to enter an activated, regenerative state in which they produce ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

Each time a robotic explorer launches from Earth, it faces innumerable challenges — any of which could cut the mission short. California-based asteroid mining company AstroForge shared on Thursday ...

A private lunar lander, developed by Texas-based Intuitive Machines, was declared dead on Friday, hours after landing ...

The authors have demonstrated the use of adenine base editors delivered via adeno-associated viruses to introduce edits in the mitochondrial genome. The manuscript describes the methodology well, and ...