A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

Researchers in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas Tech University recently used audio to represent the spectacular explosion of a star in deep space while also delving into the data to ...

With 99 percent of our DNA in common, the key to what makes us so different from chimps may lie in newly discovered genetic "switches." Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, ...

Dr. Kenneth Miller is as familiar as anyone in the scientific community with the intelligent-design movement and its attempts to undermine the theory of evolution. A professor of biology at Brown ...