Genetics
What Goes On Inside a Ripening Banana
The transition from green to yellow is more complicated than previously thought
Space Screws Up Sperm’s Ability to Navigate Properly
And not because they refuse to ask for directions
Were You Born to Love Music?
How you respond to art—from poetry, to visual art, to music—may be partly written in your DNA
What Do You Get When You Cross a Tardigrade with a Space Pioneer?
A little genetic engineering could help future space settlers survive the challenges of off-world living
New Gene Discovery Could Postpone the Bananapocalypse
Bananas could get wiped out, it’s happened before
Was the Human Genome Forged by Fire?
New research into burn-response genes shows evidence of accelerated evolution
When German Shepherds Got Their Cursed Genes
DNA from museum specimens help detail the genetic bottleneck
Your Lifespan May Depend Much More on Genes Than Previously Thought
Research published today shows a bigger impact of genetics on aging than previously thought
The Strawberry Is a Frankenfruit
New research reveals the genetic history of the cultivated strawberry
Did This Drawing Preserve Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?
Cracking the code on the origins of a Renaissance work of art
