A century of research at Langgewens, near Malmesbury in the Swartland, Western Cape, has helped transform farming far beyond the boundaries of the research farm, contributing to advances in crop ...

CRISPR has given rise to a booming biotechnology sector, with startups, pharmaceutical giants, and agricultural corporations investing billions.

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 September.

THE TEST WAS ROUTINE. THE RESULT WAS NOT. The genetic test was supposed to be a formality. A Florida couple had a newborn ...

The direct action was filed with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and is directed against the legislative bodies, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. The NGT Regulation ...

When a father heard that multiple other children had been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in the community where his daughter, ...

A pound is a pound — at least on the scale. But a pound of gold is worth far more than a pound of lead. The same principle applies to ...

A 15-year beetle experiment spanning 156 generations is forcing scientists to rethink what actually keeps a species alive when populations shrink and inbreeding takes hold. The answer involves mate ...

Philosophers have wrestled with this riddle for centuries, but evolutionary biology has quietly been building a case that rewrites the entire question. The answer turns out to hinge on a single, ...