Scientists have discovered a new genetic mutation in mosquitoes that helps them to resist insecticides, a major hurdle to ...

A mutation that causes resistance to pyrethroid insecticides—used in mosquito bed nets—was identified in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

City heat, pollution, and pesticides helped spotted lanternflies evolve traits that made them highly successful invaders, new ...

Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic ...

Accra, Feb.02, GNA – Professor Olalekan Akinbo head of the Genome Editing Pogramme, African Union Development Agency (AUDA‑NEPAD) has warned that outdated data and weak regulatory policies could ...

Professor Olalekan Akinbo head of the Genome Editing Pogramme, African Union Development Agency (AUDA‑NEPAD) has warned that ...

Termites are the descendants of cockroaches, and have undergone significant genetic change to live in vast colonies where breeding is restricted to a single pair. A study of the genetic path they took ...

The contents of an ancient wolf pup's stomach yields surprising clues into the genetic lineage of extinct species.

Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have developed a tool that could significantly transform genome research: Helixer identifies genes directly from DNA ...

January 2026Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have developed a tool that could ...

DNA reference samples were collected from families of the missing, with each case documented and linked to numbered burial ...

Pectin, a component of cell walls, makes fruit skin strong in part by keeping cells hitched to each other. In pistachio hulls ...