His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

But the phrase genetic supremacist is very apt. A strange part of the strange life of Jeffrey Epstein was his obsession with ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

The database of 200 million protein-structure predictions now includes homodimers, adding new biological relevance.

Scientists have discovered a defensive method of cells that resembles Spiderman shooting his web to ensnare enemies. These cells defend our bodies from the early stages of viral infection by ...

Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the ...

Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI system called Evo that was trained on massive numbers of bacterial genomes. So many that, when prompted with sequences from a cluster of related genes ...

Indian researchers are engineering a new kind of agriculture. Tools and techniques like CRISPR and breeding chambers are showing a glimmer of hope for a future where agriculture will have to be far ...

PacBio announced with DNAstack to power the world’s first global federated dataset of HiFi whole genome sequencing data. Through the HiFi Solves Global Consortium, the collaboration enables secure ...

In November 2025, the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review recommended that all schools in England should work towards offering triple science at GCSE as a standard option. The core ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...