Scientists reveal how the sequence of DNA’s four chemical subunits encode the instructions for the creation of the amino acids that make up proteins. One team including Francis Crick and Sydney ...

Writers Jean Menzies and Carl Anka open the English Language Exam Skills series by 'cracking the code' of exam questions. They explain how understanding command words is the key to shaping the right ...

TRIPLETS IN THE TRIAD. BORN ON NATIONAL TRIPLET DAY, A WINSTON-SALEM WOMAN IS NOW A MOM TO THREE BABY BOYS BORN ON MARCH 3RD OR ON THE CALENDAR. THAT’S THREE THREE. BECAUSE THE BABIES WERE PREMATURE, ...

Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna wants to build an entire ecosystem to bring these treatments ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

The euphoria was immense and even greater for the Norwegian national team when they directly qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a 4-1 victory over Italy. The standout player: once again, City ...

Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs. By Veronique Greenwood The knotty sea spider has a fundamental physical difference ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

The goal of understanding how inert molecules gave rise to life is one step closer, according to researchers who have created a system of RNA molecules that can partly replicate itself. They say it ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Have you heard of CRISPR? What about gene therapy. Does the ability to more easily change the blueprint of life mean we're on the path to repairing the broken bits in our genetic inheritance? Or have ...