Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific ...

Snifflers of the world rejoice: Scientists are one step closer to finding effective treatments for the common cold now that researchers have deciphered the genetic code of the ubiquitous virus ...

Omicron possibly more infectious because it shares genetic code with common cold coronavirus, study says Updated December 4, 2021 More than 3 years ago Summary ...

A team of synthetic biologists have re-written the genetic code of an organism using a novel cellular platform for producing new classes of synthetic proteins.

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