New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers ...

In 1996 this method enabled molecular biologist Stephen O’Brien and his colleagues to discover a rare genetic mutation that protects against the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.

The manure of farmyard animals such as pigs is a major source of antibiotic-resistance genes, which can pose a risk to human ...

Insulin-producing human pancreas cells can be manufactured with 3D printers, researchers reported at the International Transplant Congress underway in London.

Scientists at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have developed mouse models that survive premature death and enable pre-clinical testing of alternating ...

The pups underwent 20 genetic edits across 14 genes to replicate the physical traits of their extinct ancestors.

Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study ...

A core question in evolutionary biology is how mutation and selection adapt and constrain species to specialized habitats. We sequenced the genome of the sand rat, a desert rodent susceptible to ...

Dhole or Indian wild dog, recorded by a tourist near a village bordering the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve on May 7, 2025 ...