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Researchers from Rockefeller University have developed the world’s first transgenic ants, which have been bred with olfactory sensory neurons that flash green in response to odorants. They published their results in Cell.

Childhood adversity has long been associated with poorer physical and mental health throughout life, such as greater risks of developing cardiac disease, cancer, or depression.

Three new papers show how to reprogram cells to supply the ribosome with building blocks other than the alpha-amino acids that make up all proteins today, how to predict which building blocks make the best substrates and how to tweak the ribosome to incorporate these novel building blocks into polymers.

A new species of gliding gecko has been uncovered in northern India.

Researchers have developed a method to figure out the ancestral origin of different chromosomes just by studying the polyploid genome.

The pathogen of the deadliest form of the disease has been identified in mummified soft tissue belonging to members of the Florentine dynasty.

Diets high in red meat and fried foods have long been tied to health risks, including cancer, and now a new study has revealed food DNA damage during high temperature cooking could be a source of that risk.

Guidelines recommend germline genetic testing for people with cancers including breast, ovarian, pancreatic, colorectal, prostate and others.

Scripps Research and University of Bologna scientists showed how excessive alcohol consumption in animals can hasten cognitive decline in those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.

MSL3 syndrome is a rare disorder that is poorly understood. New research has illustrated how "jumping genes" contribute to the condition.