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Chinese scientists report the first birth of a live chimeric monkey whose cells largely derive from a line of monkey stem cells. Their findings are published in Cell.

Interactions among microorganisms within the human gut may be associated with increased anxiety levels in people with depression, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Researchers identify a membrane transporter in rice that regulates the accumulation and localization of silicon in the leaves.

Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised.

A study analzyes the genetics of 275 human lice, revealing new clues about human migration.

The Synthetic Yeast Genome Project 2.0 declares a major milestone: it has created a yeast strain comprising over 50% synthetic DNA.

Genetic information collected from seemingly healthy tissue near lung tumors may be a better predictor of whether cancer will come back after treatment than analysis of the tumors themselves.

Researchers from Oldenburg and Bremen investigated the effect of environmental factors on genetically different varieties of kale.

Genomic sequencing has pinpointed eight variants that are largely responsible for the differences in song sparrow size, providing insights into the species' capacity to adapt to climate change.

Researchers have found that previous studies analyzing the genomes of people with European ancestry may have reported inaccurate results by not fully accounting for population structure.