Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in the genetic code. Andrzej Wojcicki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Nearly all life, from bacteria ...

Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

Scientists sought to work out genetic errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s original ...

Each cell has their own genetic code that helps maintain viability and directs function. This genetic code is commonly referred to as deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. DNA is the molecule that carries ...

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A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...