NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are working to create yeast that operates with custom-made DNA. They have long been able to make specific changes in an organism’s DNA. Now, they’re pushing into the more ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 amino acids. But certain groups of microbes have an expanded genetic code, in ...

The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in the genetic code. Andrzej Wojcicki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Nearly all life, from bacteria ...

Scientists have unveiled incredible images of how the DNA code is read and interpreted -- revealing new detail about one of the fundamental processes of life. Scientists have unveiled incredible ...

Traditionally, economic development and conservation have been at odds in the Amazon Basin. Businesses and governments have insisted on the need for jobs and valuable commodities like beef, timber, ...

Scientists have discovered how HIV hijacks the human genetic code and forces it to replicate the virus in new cells. Oxford and Cambridge scientists published their work in Nature, the BBC reports.

This story appears in the August 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. If you took a glance around Anthony James’s office, it wouldn’t be hard to guess what he does for a living. The walls are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are working to create yeast that operates with custom-made DNA. They have long been able to make specific changes in an organism's DNA. Now, they're pushing into the more ...