Scientists said the findings offer the first robust evidence that genes contribute to a person’s chance of developing the ...

An illustration of E. coli. Scientists have been racing to shrink the genetic code of this bacterium. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The DNA of nearly all life on Earth is ...

At the heart of all life is a code. Our cells use it to turn the information in our DNA into proteins. So do maple trees. So do hammerhead sharks. So do shiitake mushrooms. Except for some minor ...

You'll get an ad-free account as a thank-you. More information: Wesley E. Robertson et al, Escherichia coli with a 57-codon genetic code, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ady4368 ...