A new study finds the genetic backgrounds of people in the U.S. are "highly complex" and may differ from their self-defined ...

Scientists in Japan and Australia have shown that iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause a complete sex reversal in ...

Scientists have introduced a new laboratory model that could help them study how artificial limbs can be better designed.

Spiders, with their intricate webs and special biological features, have always intrigued scientists. However, their complex ...

Tests in 1,225 patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer reveal for the first time a genetic trait among most of those who did not respond to the latest cancer treatments, known as immune ...

Mice can develop a sense of embodiment of an artificial limb, similar to humans who participate in the rubber-hand illusion ...

A surprising finding from researchers in Japan has shown how an environmental factor can influence the development of sex organs in unborn mice. The discovery challenges the longstanding belief that ...

Nucleus Genomics has announced the world's first genetic optimization software that can test for up to 900 conditions in ...

Grapevines, widely valued for their fruit and wine, are especially vulnerable to cold temperatures. A new study has uncovered ...

Worm towers– sometimes called swarms– “were kind of just whispered about in the worm community,” says Ding. Previously, there were anecdotal reports and documented observations of these multi-nematode ...

Researchers discovered that the absence of one critical gene made the plague less virulent, and may have allowed two major ...

The experiments show that changes in iron levels can lead male mammalian embryos to develop female sex characteristics, ...