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A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has guided researchers to a deeper understanding of how butterfly wing color is created and evolves.

Bacterial canker of tomato can devastate crops and there are no commercially available resistant tomatoes. However, breeders have known that wild tomato species are less susceptible to bacterial canker, so scientists took a look at why.

New research led by hearing scientists at Oregon Health & Science University suggests an avenue to treat and prevent intractable genetic disorders before birth.

The new genome editing system can enhance the efficiency of an error-free DNA repair pathway, which could help improve agronomic traits in multiple crops.

Researchers have reported finding a substantial collection of genes for metabolic cycles — a defining characteristic of cellular life — in a wide range of “giant viruses.”

Scientists have developed a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques for using marine microbes to investigate a host of questions in biology.

A multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston working to combat the COVID-19 virus has a system that will unlock researchers’ ability to more quickly develop and evaluate developing vaccines, diagnose infected patients and explore whether or how the virus has evolved.

Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to Queensland Brain Institute researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D.

An increased proportion of Indigenous American ancestry was associated with a greater incidence of HER2-positive breast cancer, according to a new study.

Stem cells are key to the process of branching in plants. But where do the stem cells come from? New research published in Current Biology helps answer this question.