genetics

Decoding the mutant dogs of Chernobyl’s exclusion zone

If they have any superpowers, they're keeping them well hidden.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 week ago

'De-extinction company' Colossal Biosciences commits to resurrecting the dodo

The dodo's four-century nap might be coming to an end.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Scientists use environmental DNA to reconstruct entire 2-million-year-old ecosystem

Everywhere you go, there you are. Forever.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago

New study finds Honeybees live half as long as they did 50 years ago

They don't make bees like they used to.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago

Predicting the genetic future: The science behind 'Gattaca'

Are your genetic dice cast the moment you are born?

By Cassidy Ward | 

4 months ago

All mammals have a rodent-like common ancestor, and now we have its genome

Genetic forensics 200 million years in the making.

By Cassidy Ward | 

5 months ago

A beagle gave birth to the world’s first arctic wolf clone

Family reunions are going to be weird.

By Cassidy Ward | 

5 months ago

Scientists unlock the key to immortality… in jellyfish

Would you become a kid again if you could?

By Cassidy Ward | 

6 months ago

You probably share DNA with strangers who look like you

We're more alike than we thought.

By Cassidy Ward | 

6 months ago

Mouse embryos from scratch, no sperm or egg required

If you want to build a mouse from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Then, a wicked incubator.

By Cassidy Ward | 

7 months ago