We’re at this tipping point” for AI in biology, Eran Segal, a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science ...

While challenges remain, AI is accelerating the process by enabling researchers to identify and design new drug candidates ...

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Upon reflection… A group of scientists have warned against the development of mirror bacteria in a report published in the ...

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With so many at-home DNA tests now available to consumers, learning more about your ancestry is easier than ever. Plus, these tests make for thoughtful, unique holiday gifts. All you have to do is ...

Open annotations (there are currently 0 annotations on this page). The genetic code of organisms is made of DNA, a molecule consisting of long sequences of four different base pairs. To gain insights ...

Now, a team has found a molecule that could provide caloric restriction in a pill ― at least for flies and worms. There is no evidence yet that taking lithocholic acid would have the same effect ...

Illustration of an encounter between a group of Neanderthals (black) and a group of modern humans (red, top row) with offspring showing recent Neanderthal ancestry (red, bottom row), imagined as a ...

Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.