Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...

Jump into 2026 with a recap of UCSB's most recent research innovations.

Johns Hopkins University geneticists and a small army of researchers across the country, including students, are working to catalog the vast and largely unknown soil microbiome of the United States.

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

Nucleosomes are barriers to RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) transcribing along gene bodies in eukaryotes. We found that a fragile “tailless nucleosome” could be generated to resolve the Pol II pausing ...

Sweeping changes prioritize protein and fats over processed carbs, challenging decades of dietary dogma and setting the stage ...

Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.

Using metagenomic sequencing across a realistic temperature gradient, researchers show that carcass decay triggers a surge in carbon-degradation ...

Scientists are exploring marine microbes to combat antimicrobial resistance and develop new drugs from oceanic genetic ...

Biologists are confronting a problem they thought they had mostly solved: what, exactly, counts as life. A wave of ...