A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. Asteroid particles offer a glimpse into the chemical ...

This illustration depics how Evo 2 learns the genetic language shared by all living things, from woolly mammoths to bacteria. The DNA foundation model Evo 2, first released in February 2025 as a ...

Welcome to the age of surveillance pricing – a new form of digital price gouging where Amazon and other online platforms use the massive amount of data they collect on every click, search, and ...

Did you know one of the largest collections of marine DNA in the entire world is hiding just outside D.C.? In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re taking an even deeper dive into the ...

A team of researchers at the Broad Institute, led by gene-editing pioneer David Liu, has developed a new genome-editing strategy that could potentially lead to a one-time treatment for multiple ...

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have uncovered the hidden code governing how genetic mutations affect RNA splicing and result in disease. The researchers were able to ...

At first glance, the humble sweet potato seems anything but complicated. It’s a culinary staple, wrapped in holiday nostalgia and plenty of mini marshmallows. But behind its earthy simplicity there ...

URBANA, Ill. – 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 ...