Extinction is still forever. But scientists at a biotech company are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ...

As humanity reaches out to the stars and make new homes on strange new worlds, how will our genetics & DNA change under those ...

Transposons, so-called jumping genes, are a threat to genomes, so plants work hard to prevent them from mobilizing and ...

This was an alarming start to the idea of gene de-extinction. As we know from movies like The Thing, digging up frozen ...

The biotech company Colossal Biosciences has long aspired to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, which roamed the Northern ...

The genetic duplicates, or paralogs, played a crucial role in shaping traits such as flowering time, fruit size, and shape.

Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of the “Colossal Woolly Mouse,” genetically engineered mice that ...

Scientists have identified genes that control tomato and eggplant size, paving the way for bigger, tastier, and more ...

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.

One company has studied ancient DNA to genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the woolly mammoth, which its ...