The asteroid Ryugu, millions of miles away from Earth, might not look that exciting. But on it, we now know, lie some of the ...
A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...
Did you know one of the largest collections of marine DNA in the entire world is hiding just outside D.C.? In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re taking an even deeper dive into the ...
DNA contains foundational information needed to sustain life. Understanding how this information is stored and organized has been one of the greatest scientific challenges of the last century. With ...
A new theory that explains why the language of our genes is more complex than it needs to be also suggests that the primordial soup where life began on earth was hot and not cold, as many scientists ...