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Scientists have identified a microbe capable of interpreting a single piece of genetic code in two completely different ways, breaking a fundamental rule in molecular biology.

An international team of researchers including scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a way ...

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Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...

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Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes ...

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes wrong people can experience constipation, diarrhoea, or irritable bowel ...

Human memory often needs to link specific items to the situation in which they feature. Brain recordings reveal that two distinct groups of neurons respond to stimuli and contextual information. These ...