More and more species are becoming endangered and facing the threat of extinction because of human activities. To ensure that these species aren't lost forever, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a surprising link between a tiny cellular engine and the way cancer cells ...

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

Pasadena, Calif.–Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and IBM’s Almaden Research Center have developed a new technique to orient and position self-assembled DNA shapes and ...

The research uses DNA molecules to arrange carbon nanotubes into a grid that might function as a data storage device or to perform calculations. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have made a significant advance in the field of molecular robotics by developing custom-designed and programmable nanostructures ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

An easy-to-use device promises to help scientists better understand natural and human-designed nanotechnologies -- and identify new drugs. Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a ...

Dr Shelley Wickham (left) and Dr Minh Luu review an image from the T12 transmission electron microscope of the University of Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis facility. Researchers at the University ...