Creating a synthetic human genome has the possibilities of improving human healthspans, but it also comes with extremely ...

Genetically Mutated Dinos Gone Bad™! That was the tagline for Kenner’s 1997 toyline Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect, which was named after a quote attributed to chaotician Ian Malcolm on the box ...

A metal-ion chelating amino acid, (8-hydroxyquinolin-3-yl)alanine, was genetically encoded in E. coli by an amber nonsense codon and corresponding orthogonal tRNA/aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase pair. The ...

Scientists have made a key breakthrough for treating respiratory diseases by developing a new drug delivery system that transports genetic therapies directly to the lungs, opening promising ...

In older African fossils, those precious genetic codes are usually gone. This limitation prompted investigators to look elsewhere for molecular clues. Instead of aDNA, they turned to sturdier ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self-administration that can be used to explore the genetic ...