UC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result of ...

Kate Adamala has a vision of the future. In it, biology would replace chemical manufacturing. “Ultimate success,” says the synthetic biologist, would be that “all the atoms we’re moving in our economy ...

Smile dimples aren't caused by a dominant gene — a biologist explains the muscle quirk behind them, and two surprising body parts that work the same way.

The essence of vinegared rice that Edomae sushi chefs have protected is a "system" where science, culture, and aesthetics fuse, and this needs to be reconstructed for the modern age. Below, while ...

Typically, the information encoded in DNA allows organisms to develop, function, and pass traits across generations. Yet DNA alone does not explain how genes are switched on and off in different cells ...

As you’re reading this, your cells are mutating. Moreover, they are mutating in maddening numbers. Your body replaces some 330 billion of your cells daily, or about one percent, so there are numerous ...

CBSE Class 10 Science Sample Paper: Only a few hours to go for the CBSE Class 10 Science Board Exam 2026 which is scheduled to be held tomorrow, 25 February 2026. At this crucial time, students are ...

How did Earth’s earliest, fragile protocells evolve into the complex cells we know today? A new study explores how subtle differences in membrane chemistry influence the way simple cell-like ...

As an astronomer, I collect stars. There are several hundred billion of them in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, so it's important to find a way to categorise them. While others might rank their stars by ...

The terms haploid and monoploid are often used interchangeably in genetics, which can be a source of confusion. Although in some organisms, like humans, these two terms refer to the same chromosome ...