Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

A discovery by scientists at Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology could shed light on the evolution of ...

Scientists have discovered DNA’s building blocks inside ancient meteorites, suggesting that life’s origins may be ...

The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ...

SLN ("Silence" or "the Company"), a global clinical-stage company developing novel siRNA (short interfering RNA) therapies, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch ...

Recent papers published in Nature and Nature Astronomy found life’s building blocks on a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu.

Imagine recreating the birth of life on Earth—unravelling the mysteries of our planet’s evolution and the origins of life itself. Though numerous theories a ...

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) welcomes two UC Riverside professors as new members: Mary Droser, distinguished ...

HAYA Therapeutics to Present on RNA-guided Regulatory Genome Platform at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) ...

The lab marks a significant milestone in the company’s mission to advance life science research ... to push boundaries on ...

The prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little ...