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Coffee or tea? Your preference may be written in your DNA

Coffee or tea is a bitter choice, a taste genetics study suggests.

By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 15, 2018

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Cells

News | Cells

A mash-up of yeast and E. coli shows how mitochondria might have evolved

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, November 05, 2018

Feature | Cells

How to make organ transplants last

By Tina Hesman Saey | 5:00am, October 21, 2018

News | Cells

Gene editing creates mice with two biological dads for the first time

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:02pm, October 11, 2018
Development

Science Visualized | Development

See these dazzling images of a growing mouse embryo

By Cassie Martin | 11:00am, October 11, 2018

Feature | Development

Lisa Manning describes the physics of how cells move

By Aimee Cunningham | 8:30am, September 26, 2018

News | Development

Teens born from assisted pregnancies may have higher blood pressure

By Aimee Cunningham | 6:00am, September 05, 2018
Epigenetics

News | Epigenetics

Genes could record forensic clues to time of death

By Erika Engelhaupt | 5:12pm, February 13, 2018

News | Epigenetics

How bearded dragons switch their sex

By Laurel Hamers | 2:07pm, June 14, 2017

News | Epigenetics

Proteins that reprogram cells can turn back mice’s aging clock

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:00pm, December 15, 2016
Genetics

News | Genetics

Ancient DNA suggests people settled South America in at least 3 waves

By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 09, 2018

News in Brief | Genetics

To get a deeper tan, don’t sunbathe every day

By Tina Hesman Saey | 11:07am, October 25, 2018

News | Genetics

DNA differences are linked to having same-sex sexual partners

By Tina Hesman Saey | 10:32am, October 20, 2018
Immune Science

News | Immune Science

How a life-threatening allergic reaction can happen so fast

By Laurel Hamers | 2:00pm, November 08, 2018

News | Immune Science

Smuggling a CRISPR gene editor into staph bacteria can kill the pathogen

By Laurel Hamers | 9:00am, October 01, 2018

50 Years Ago | Immune Science

50 years ago, a flu pandemic spurred vaccine research

By Cassie Martin | 9:00am, September 21, 2018
Microbiology

News | Microbiology

Eating less protein may help curb gut bacteria’s growth

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, November 02, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Microbiology

If you want to believe your home’s bug free, don’t read this book

By Erika Engelhaupt | 11:08am, October 30, 2018

News in Brief | Microbiology

Why some people may be more susceptible to deadly C. difficile infections

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:00pm, October 24, 2018
Molecular Evolution

News | Molecular Evolution

Plants engineered to always be on alert don’t grow well

By Jennifer Leman | 4:09pm, October 22, 2018

News | Molecular Evolution

Gene editing can speed up plant domestication

By Tina Hesman Saey | 11:00am, October 01, 2018

News | Molecular Evolution

A ghost gene leaves ocean mammals vulnerable to some pesticides

By Cassie Martin | 2:00pm, August 09, 2018
Physiology

News in Brief | Physiology

The number of calories you burn while resting depends on the time of day

By Tina Hesman Saey | 11:00am, November 08, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Physiology

Explore the history of blood from vampires to the ‘Menstrual Man’

By Aimee Cunningham | 9:00am, October 16, 2018

News | Physiology

Discovery of how to prod a patient’s immune system to fight cancer wins a Nobel

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:30pm, October 01, 2018

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