The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

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By shuttling silver and mercury between binding sites in DNA, scientists make the molecule switch conductance levels like a ...

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This undertaking goes far beyond mere biotechnology; it represents a strategic bid for dominance through what can only be described as genetic warfare. Multiple U.S. intelligence sources have raised ...

Federal funding has long played a crucial role in supporting research at Duke, a point underscored in a 1989 letter to the ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

Researchers say findings help to bridge the structure of the genome to its function in managing how genes are turned on and off.

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid the ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...