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By manipulating DNA, researchers are trying to create microbes that, once ingested, work to treat a rare genetic condition — a milestone in synthetic biology.

The human body makes tens of thousands of cellular proteins, each for a particular task. Now researchers have learned to create custom versions not found in nature

A series of unusual experiments in mice finds that dietary fibre fine-tunes the immune system and may help prevent chronic inflammation

Researchers examining symptoms of more than 20,000 patients find that nearly 800 may have genetic conditions

DNA recovered from a small piece of bone can tell scientists about human migrations over thousands of years

The distribution of the plant has baffled scientists. How could the plant arise from a wild ancestor in the Americas and wind up on islands across the Pacific?

Scientists have learned that a protein called Hemo, made by a foetus and the placenta, is produced from viral DNA that entered our ancestors’ genomes 100 million years ago

Altered genes might spread to places where the species is not invasive at all, but a well-established part of the ecosystem

Antarctic ice reveals Earth’s accelerating plant growth

The findings may lead to new experiments into the biological basis of reasoning and problem-solving, experts say

Moulds haven’t just gained mutations in order to grow better in cheese, but they have also picked up DNA from other species in the process

According to the hygiene hypothesis, our ancestors came to depend on them to help their immune system develop properly