Autism-linked genes evolved rapidly in humans. They may have aided brain growth and language. A recent study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press suggests that the r ...

A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday ...

Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the ...

Two Indian American scientists — Arvind Murugan and Saad Bhamla — have been named Schmidt Polymaths with six other global ...

Dr Lee Coffey’s research at SETU on gene therapies for a rare neurological disease was inspired by family circumstances.

From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of ...

This summer, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth launched a new India Summer Fellows Program. The pilot project ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

Researchers uncovered how ants keep their powerful sense of smell clear: by using a genetic safeguard that silences surrounding receptor genes. This discovery not only solves a decades-old puzzle but ...

Intersubgeneric hybridization barriers in water lilies have long impeded successful cross-breeding. A recent study identified ...

In a breakthrough that pushes the boundaries of synthetic biology, researchers have for the first time used artificial ...

This year, the GATE Life Sciences 2026 exam will be organised by IIT Guwahati. The official GATE Life Sciences syllabus PDF ...