A microscopic organism from a freshwater pond is playing by a different set of genetic rules. The newly identified protist, ...

Carbon-X can analyze DNA sequences while running on your laptop at home.

Evolutionary biologist Paul Hebert revolutionized biodiversity research with DNA barcoding, inspiring a global effort to ...

A laboratory proof of concept shows that engineered plants can release a noncanonical amino acid that activates selected ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function. But how and why did it come to be the way it is? "We find ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Recent breakthroughs in genetics research may have uncovered new genes underlying common psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia and ...

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There may be no invention more important to the smooth functioning of consumer commerce than the bar code, that pattern of skinny lines that turns a simple cash register into an impressive ...