DNA aptamers are powerful molecular tools in biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics. However, a limited understanding of ...

Unexpected slowdowns or spikes in this signal were often interpreted as knots in DNA. But now, a new study published Aug. 12 ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with international institutions, has ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with international institutions, has ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

A new study has found that ORC plays a broad, unexpected role in regulating human cell gene expression and chromatin ...

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules.

Using DNA as smart LEGO bricks, scientists are building the next generation of tiny tech that could change computing, ...

Could a natural check on cancer be used to stop the disease? It's possible, but to leverage a system that nature designed, we ...