A patient at the Casey Eye Institute of Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., was the first to undergo gene therapy inside the human body for a form of blindness.
The Subterranean Challenge (SubT) wrapped its second round of competition on Feb. 27 Elmira, Wash.
Migration throughout the years has played a role in the diversity and population of the United States.
Researchers using digital tissue reconstruction of mouse-liver tissue have discovered what happens inside the liver when it regrows.
A recent report by a world-renowned university about one of its former fellows' efforts to revive the debunked pseudoscience of eugenics highlights a problem in the scientific community: that too many scientists believe they can keep political views and prejudices out of their work, a prominent author wrote.
The discovery of a link between waxworms and bacteria that devour plastic by Brandon University researchers could lead to new means to reduce plastic waste worldwide, the scientists said.
"Waterworld" may not be just a Hollywood movie, at least not according to the results of a study published on March 2 in Nature Geoscience.
Three moth species have the same gene that can cause them to change colors, researchers learned last year.
Researchers have discovered an organism that does not need to breathe to survive.
There are structures inside your cells that can (and do) automatically organize your DNA.
Meltglass excavated from Abu Hureyra -an ancient village in the Euphrates Valley of Syria- points to a cosmic event of some sort that wiped out the village.
Researchers have discovered a molecular switch that can stop inflammation related to aging and diabetes.
Concerns over antibiotic resistance have pushed researchers to look for new agents that can stop the growth of, or kill microorganisms that cause illness.
The journal Nature reported on March 11 that an individual working on the international scientific project called MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) has contracted COVID-19.
Methylation is a heritable information pattern found in living organisms - distinct from the DNA sequence - that governs expression of genes. Methylation does not occur in all species, but it is not uncommon. Until this publication the methylation pattern has been understood by scientists to rely on enzymes to deposit and maintain it.