7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (657+ words) We have found tantalising hints that not only was there once life on Mars, but that it might still exist on the Red Planet. Now, a study here on Earth has made that idea more plausible by showing that salt-loving,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (421+ words) Gene-editing citrus fruits to make them less bitter could not only encourage more people to eat them, it might also help save the industry from a devastating plague Less bitter grapefruit are now in development If you never eat grapefruit…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (498+ words) Our genomes are filled with errors that were once impossible to correct. But in CRISPR, we finally found an extraordinarily powerful tool for treating genetic disease – and perhaps making better versions of ourselves “The pain was like being struck by…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1071+ words) It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been used to show this activity is mostly random noise Cells containing human and plant DNA reveal something…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) As one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, James Watson pioneered the field of genetics and left behind a complicated legacy Molecular biologist James Watson helped reveal DNA’s hidden shape James Watson, one of the discoverers of the…...