Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

The Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) will take decades to complete and cost anything from millions to hundreds of ...

A team of researchers is beginning work on creating new tools that could eventually lead to the synthesis of the human genome ...

From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's ...