Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function. But how and why did it come to be the way it is? A recent ...

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 ...

Scientists have long believed that a universal genetic code serves as a blueprint for all life on Earth, dictating the structure and function of organisms from the simplest bacteria to complex humans.

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 ...

In a peer-reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “ last universal common ancestor .” The ...

Welcome to the SciFri Book Club page about Jennifer Raff’s Origin. There’s lots of ways to participate: Read the book, join our community space, attend an event, read an excerpt, sign up for our email ...

It has been nearly five years since COVID-19 began sweeping across the world. Now, after extensive genetic tracking, scientists say they have discovered the definitive origin of the virus. The ...

Scientists have determined that humans probably started practicing agriculture around 10,000 to 9,000 BCE in the Near East, and farming moved into Europe by about 6,000 BCE. The study of this ancient ...