Genes

For more than 70 years, scientists have believed they’ve unraveled the mystery of life through genes. But is this really true?

Scientists have reprogrammed the genetic machinery of baker’s yeast so that the fast-growing cells can convert sugar into hydrocodone in just three to five days.

Scientists at Duke University have successfully isolated a gene sequence integral to human brain development and implanted it in a mouse embryo, causing its brain to grow bigger in the areas controlling higher level functions.

Humans and song birds, such as hummingbirds, share nearly 50 common genes that are behind their vocal capabilities.

A new study refutes the popular theory that how adults parent their children is strictly a function of their own upbringings.