When it comes to critical care for newborns, being able to act fast is of the utmost importance, which is why this new DNA ...

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

A study reveals how the essential red blood cell transcription factor KLF1 recognizes DNA. Using precise measurements in test ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

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

Researchers discovered that stiff DNA segments inside nucleosomes physically block chromatin remodeling. The remodeling ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and efficiently read DNA containing non-standard bases—a task once thought too ...

A mammoth tooth reveals bacterial DNA from 1.1 million years ago, offering new clues about diseases and hidden ecosystems in ...

Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein, Dsup. Learning how could help protect humans against cancer, heart disease, and more.