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Hox genes are responsible for ensuring cells learn and remember their location in the body, and new synthetic DNA technology has enabled researchers to create artificial versions to understand how they work.

A coral pathogen that causes stony coral tissue loss disease eliminates other bacteria associated with coral by inducing prophage in the native microbiota.

In a new study, scientists use gene expression patterns, called transcriptomics, to investigate the ancient origins of the placenta.

Using cutting-edge sequencing technology and powerful computational analysis, scientists have revealed that the two phyla, Kamptozoa and Bryozoa, split from mollusks and worms earlier than previous studies have suggested, and thus they indeed form a distinct group.

Single-cell technologies have uncovered differences in colon cancer cells that could be used to update the classification system for the disease.

Using artificial intelligence, UT Southwestern researchers have discovered a new family of sensing genes in enteric bacteria that are linked by structure and probably function, but not genetic sequence.

A study has investigated the role of the gRNA component of the CRISPR/Cas9 protein, in the hopes of optimizing the effectiveness of the technology.

A study describes the first-ever high-resolution three-dimensional structure of an endogenous reverse transcriptase.

An important gene in maize has been found to modulate certain chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, and has its origins in a precursor to modern-day corn that grows wild in the highlands of Mexico.

A new atlas of tissue-resident memory T cells offers hope for therapies based on protective "first responders".