Winter vomiting disease is caused by the Norovirus, which is most virulent during the colder half of the year.

Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow Maike Morrison builds mathematical tools to quantify and compare biological variation. Her ...

Bill Gates's comments on genetics as "code" have reignited debate over genetic engineering, intellectual property, and the ...

How to choose the embryo with the most developmental potential is a very important topic in the field of assisted ...

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Rays (Batoidea) comprise a highly diverse group of cartilaginous fishes that inhabit ecosystems from shallow coastal areas to the pelagic ocean. They play ...

Women are significantly more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease. Earlier age at menopause is associated with a ...

He showed that specialized cells retain the genes to form an organism.

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid the ...

EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens ...

The Organismic and Evolutionary Biology professor sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss fruit flies, puzzles, and LS50.