But nacre, the lustrous substance mollusks use to line their shell, is becoming prized once more, this time in materials ...

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...

Get your kit in the mail, do a cheek swab + send it off to the lab. (Ben Johnson / Bham Now) In many parts of Alabama, getting specialized healthcare isn’t as simple as booking an appointment.

In a new study, scientists analyzed one such strategy used by the bacterium Escherichia coli. One of the enzymes in the ...

The ability to precisely edit the genomes of bacteria has long been a goal of microbiologists. Such technology would enable ...

After more than 65 years, the remains of the Martin Family who disappeared in 1958 have been found in the Columbia River, ...

Curtis Lee Jones, a father who vanished in 1976, has been positively identified nearly 50 years after his disappearance. The decades-old mystery in Georgia was finally solved thanks to advances in DNA ...