The European ant that clones another species
European ant queens can lay eggs of a different species to mate with them and create a separate set of workers. These worker ants may…
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European ant queens can lay eggs of a different species to mate with them and create a separate set of workers. These worker ants may…
Scientists used a newly developed gene-editing technique to create RNA strands that block the production of misfolded proteins, known as…
Researchers fixed an infant’s potentially fatal digestive issue by correcting a defective gene responsible for breaking down toxic ammonia…
Researchers found that the queen of one ant species can produce both her own species and another by cloning the males of the other species…
Researchers demonstrated that microbial DNA from a 300-year-old ice core can help track how microbes respond to global change.
Researchers used a new sequencing technology to explore the human genome. They found that DNA methylation is linked to gene expression…
Dogs have been in our lives for at least 10,000 years. At first, dogs did not look like today’s common breeds — these appeared only…
Remember the classic chases where Wile E. Coyote tries to catch Roadrunner but is often outsmarted? It turns out that bacteria have to…
Scientists used genetic technology to identify the different roles of bacteria present in ancient fossil formations called stromatolites.
Pink, green, and square-shaped microbes can help us understand the limits of life on Earth and guide our search for life outside the planet.