Somewhere in Michigan, 10,000 silkworms are spinning the future of supermaterials. They labor in the thick air of a warm, humid warehouse, pulling a sticky white strand from a gland in their face and ...

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A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, represent one of the most genetically distinctive populations in Europe, ...

Psychiatric disorders can share common genetic influences, which means parts of DNA can be at the root of more than one mental condition, new research has found. The study, led by researchers at Texas ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. Credit...Ben Denzer ...

In the 1980s, UCLA cellular biologist Leonard Rome noticed odd, barrel-shaped structures present in almost all cells. The hollow particles were filled with RNA and a handful of proteins. Naming them ...

A massive study of more than 18,000 people has revealed that "SuperAgers" – people unusually resistant to dementia in older age – have at least two key genetic advantages. Not only is this population ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it takes for cells to behave in desired ways—for example, getting them to produce ...

Bill Maher isn’t going anywhere after HBO renewed Real Time with Bill Maher for two more seasons. It brings the late-night show through to the end of 2028. The show will return for Season 24 on ...

Genetics aren't necessarily destiny for those with mutations thought to always cause inherited blindness, a new study says. Fewer than 30% of people with these genetic variants wind up blind, even ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

Scientists discovered that certain gene changes allow cells to function even when frataxin, the protein lost in Friedreich’s ataxia, is missing. Experiments in worms, human cells, and mice revealed ...