With ever more refined techniques for measuring complex brain activity, scientists are challenging the understanding of thought, memory and emotion–what we have traditionally called “the self.” How do electrical and chemical currents...

New advances in DNA technology might lead to the revival of long extinct species such as the passenger pigeon, the Southern gastric brooding frog and the woolly mammoth, scientists believe. Cloning once required intact DNA for successful...

What Are Stem Cells | Genetics | Biology | FuseSchool Our bodies are the ultimate factory. Every cell has its specific job to do, and is shaped to do that job perfectly. The fate of each cell is determined during the embryo stage, and...

What Is Asexual Reproduction | Genetics | Biology | FuseSchool Asexual reproduction only needs one parent; all the offspring are clones. This means they are genetically identical to one another and to the parent. Many plants use asexual...