Using inserted genetic circuitry, synthetic biologists controlled the growth of plant roots for the first time. This time-lapse video shows roots extending out through the soil. Synthetic biologists ...

Artificial activation of a fish-like genetic program can turn mouse Muller glia into retinal neurons according to prior research.

The DNA regions they identified as important occupy less than 0.3% of the genome, but they explain a disproportionately large share of the genetic influence on blood cell features and specialization.