The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we need to ensure that it doesn’t kill us off.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Toronto have developed a new k-mer sketching metagenomic ...

A new microscope is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such detail that moving protein complexes are visible.

A serious problem for the environment nowadays is the scholar- and media-driven promotion of peer-reviewed scientific studies ...

Bioluminescence is the natural chemical process of light creation in some living creatures that makes fireflies flicker and ...

Biological engineers developed a computational approach to extracting useful information from large biological datasets. They showed they could unravel interactions that determine how the immune ...

Genetic analysis has confirmed a detail of an important Norse saga, telling us more about someone dubbed the "Well-man".

The Earth BioGenome Project seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi as they build an atlas of ...

Featuring an array of delicious fruit from peaches to cherries, stone fruit is attractive to a variety of bugsthat can be ...

Fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy have become indispensable tools for non-invasively monitoring biological processes. Both ...

Hera Biotech is developing a less invasive, more accurate diagnostic test for endometriosis, an often painful condition that ...

Researchers are using a groundbreaking technique to visualize a crucial molecule involved in neurotransmission in patients ...