A team of scientists at the University of Seville has identified an essential process that protects DNA integrity in reproductive cells, providing new clues about how organisms avoid genetic defects ...

Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square ...

For kids with the condition, day-to-day activities like going to school or playing with friends can lead to life-threatening ...

A local mother is fighting to secure access to a potentially life-changing treatment for her daughter, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

This important and compelling study establishes a robust computational and experimental framework for the large-scale identification of metallophore biosynthetic clusters. The work advances beyond ...

A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

The origins of Papua New Guineans have long puzzled researchers due to their unique physical features, which resemble Sub-Saharan Africans despite genetic ties to Asians. A groundbreaking study, ...

A black bear running through downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, sent pedestrians scrambling for safety in footage shared on Instagram by Daily Hourly (@dailyhourly). The video shows a black bear racing ...

New research in Indonesia shows that small islands, often considered extinction hotspots, can act as crucial refuges for rare mammals like the anoa and babirusa, which face severe threats from ...

Genomic DNA was extracted using a modified CTAB method (Doyle and Doyle, 1987), dissolved in 200 μl of Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer, and stored at -20°C. DNA quality was assessed via 1% agarose gel ...