Matthew Taylor likened his recently published work alongside doctoral student Gary Dunn to kicking over a rock. Once the ...

Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover ...

Some bacterial-infecting viruses use ‘sponges’ to mop up defence molecules, but bacteria can fight back by responding when a ...

Infections particular to our genome may have helped drive human-specific traits — plus, using heat to power DNA computers.