Ethan Bier, a UC San Diego cell and developmental biology professor who lives in Carmel Valley, was part of a study released ...

A massive DNA study reveals how genes shape your sense of smell and offers new clues about brain health and Alzheimer's risk.

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

Bamboo flowering is a rare and enigmatic event, especially in woody species that flower only once in decades. In this study, researchers decoded the complex, haplotype-resolved genome of Bambusa ...

Researchers have created a CRISPR-based gene-editing system that changes a single molecule within mosquitoes to stop the malaria-parasite transmission process.

Researchers have developed a system that blocks malaria transmission in mosquitoes, which continue to be the deadliest ...

Mosquitoes kill more people each year than any other animal. In 2023, the blood-sucking insects infected a reported 263 ...

Mosquitoes engineered to swap out an amino acid in a key protein were resistant to malaria infection, preventing them from transmitting the disease.

Method swaps out a single amino acid which halts spread of diseaseA collaborative research team has developed a novel genetic ...

XI'AN — Chinese scientists have unveiled the world's first genetic map tracking wheat resistance to the devastating yellow ...