Generative AI is biology’s new playground. The technology powering popular chatbots can also dream up new, entirely novel versions of life’s most basic molecules, from DNA to proteins. Once the domain ...

Two big, important events are taking place this week. Christmas, obviously, but also the season 1 finale of Apple TV’s newest hit sci-fi show, Pluribus. Minor spoilers through Episode 8 follow.

If December feels too cheerful for your taste, you’re not alone. While the rest of the world is decking halls and sipping cocoa, some of us crave the cold embrace of true dread. Luckily, Fawesome is ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

Molecular cloning relies on two key components to construct recombinant DNA: 1) a DNA vector and 2) one or more DNA fragments containing the gene(s) of interest (GOI). To produce a GOI fragment, DNA ...

What if the story of human origins isn’t as human as we think? This video explores the theory that parts of our DNA may have extraterrestrial roots — passed down from organisms that came to Earth long ...

It sounds like Captain Sandy Yawn won’t be inviting The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City for a Below Deck Mediterranean crossover anytime soon. Appearing on Monday night’s (Oct. 27) episode of Watch ...

A new genetic study claims alien DNA could be inserted into humans. Dr. Max Rempel, a molecular biologist with a PhD from the Institute of Gene Biology in Moscow, believes strands of non-human DNA, ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

This article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth through Episode 6, as well as the rest of the Alien movie series. Alien: Resurrection, the fourth movie in the Alien franchise, is a mixed bag. Written ...