A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through generations, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of ...

It’s no wonder deep-sea creatures are so strange. They survive against the odds in one of the most extreme environments on ...

Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' immune system.

A three-drug combination worked better than any of them alone in treating ALS caused by mutations in the SOD1 gene, per a new ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Imagine a world millions of years ago, teeming with creatures unlike anything we see today. Among them slithered animals that ...

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating stories from the past year of UC research that illustrate the resilience of life on our ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

A global infestation of bed bugs after World War II was nearly eradicated in the 1950s with the use of the pesticide dichloro ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

RIKEN researchers have demonstrated the protective effects of a specific genetic mutation against Alzheimer's disease in ...

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential ...