New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

Emma Waters, pregnant with her third child, is crafting policy to encourage early parenthood. Some think she is pushing an ...

From an evolutionary standpoint, sticking with one mate is not in all animals’ best interests. Although some animals have lifelong partners, most prefer different breeding strategies. And far from the ...

When Dolly the sheep—the first cloned mammal—was born 30 years ago, she became one of the most famous animals in science ...

We can all learn from "front porch" wisdom from Oklahoma farmers and ranchers. They're often supported by scientific investigation.

SpudCell is exciting scientists because it appears to bring several features of life together in one system. The researchers describe it as capable of feeding, growth, genome replication, genetically ...

Female mammals have long thought to be born with all the eggs they would ever have, but new research is challenging that consensus ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...