From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the world. In a new study, scientists uncover a 'switch' in the DNA of parrots that ...

Recent estimates indicate that deadly antibiotic-resistant infections will rapidly escalate over the next quarter century.

This important work advances our understanding of DNA methylation and its consequences for susceptibility to DNA damage. This work presents evidence that DNA methylation can accentuate the genomic ...

R. Graham Cooks, professor of analytical chemistry at Purdue University, told DailyMail.com: 'All living systems involve molecules and chemical reactions. 'The molecules of life [on Earth] include ...

Police charged a 31-year-old man with Faith Hedgepeth’s murder nine years after the UNC Chapel Hill student was killed.

By exploiting the genetic variation in cancer cells, an already approved cancer drug demonstrated enhanced effects against cancer cells in specific patient groups.

Using CRISPR, the popular gene-editing tool, scientists bumped up the fruit’s sugar content by 30 percent without sacrificing ...

As the dangers and long-term effects of PFAS come more into focus, detection for the so-called “forever chemicals” remains ...

Over the years, chemical biology methods have made an important contribution to the study of integral membrane proteins. A ...

Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.