The first UK study to monitor antimicrobial resistance and influenza viruses in water bodies has revealed that 92% of samples contained genes for resistance to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort.

The recoded bacterium uses only 57 of the 64 possible genetic codes, freeing up seven to be used for different purposes ...

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than ...

For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ...

In force since 2014, the protocol asserts countries’ sovereign right to negotiate access to genetic resources on their land.