The consortium that has taken the lead for the synthesis needs to be expanded and needs to include researchers from ...

Inject this synthetic phage into E. coli and it kills better than the real thing A group of Stanford bioengineers claim that they've created synthetic bacteriophages using AI-generated designs that ...

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The Earth BioGenome Project is racing to sequence the DNA of life, building a global genome library to protect biodiversity.

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a new study has found, furthering scientists’ understanding of the potential effects of space exploration on the human body. Stem cells are found ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

From the mighty blue whale to the humble baker’s yeast, eukaryotes encompass an incredibly varied group of 1.67 million named species. This includes all animals, plants, fungi, and a wide range of ...

What looks like a simple ditch in a pasture is actually a powerful tool for protecting the land. No one knows this better than Laurence Manchee of Keela Permaculture Farm, who recently detailed why he ...

With plans for 25 international hubs, the Earth BioGenome Project is poised to increase global genomics capacity and deliver high-quality reference genomes, argues Dr Paul Flicek, The Jackson ...