Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic "base pairs" to a new level of precision, opening the door to safer, more ...

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic ...

Plants have an immune system, like people, and when it is triggered by threats like disease or pests, a plant's defenses are ...

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing ...

A version of this Priestley Medal address will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2026 meeting ...

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, United States ...

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for regenerative medicine – which is aimed at repairing the body by developing ...

Yes, narcissism, or narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), does have a genetic component, but a range of environmental factors, particularly during childhood, can also contribute. Studies show that ...

Greenpeace Indonesia activists unfurl banners saying “Quit Coal” from the cranes at the Cirebon Coal Power Plant, in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, May 15, 2016. Credit: Flickr/Break Free Indonesia ...

A test using genetics to predict who is at the highest risk of developing type 1 diabetes could one day be applied to largescale health studies, to identify adults who could benefit from new drugs, ...

The project was originally proposed in 2017 as a 579-MW, $615M combined-cycle plant, above, by the Energy Solutions Consortium. Development halted in 2017 due to litigation, but the project was ...