A joint research team has developed an automated design technology that enables the creation of DNA origami structures that ...

Hong Kong police have arrested the parents of a baby with no documentation after they continued to refuse a DNA test for the boy’s birth registration on privacy grounds, prompting authorities to later ...

One missing metabolic step can turn cancer's DNA-copying machinery into a lethal weakness by UT Southwestern Medical Center Editors' notes The GIST Add as preferred source ...

Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden layer of complexity in how genes are activated, showing that water molecules play a direct and essential role in one of the most fundamental processes in ...

Mitochondria lack nucleotide excision repair; however, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is resistant to mutation accumulation following DNA damage. These observations suggest additional damage sensing or ...

In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would later reshape biology and our understanding of life itself. A ...

If you’ve ever tracked your steps with a wearable fitness tracker, a smartwatch, or the pedometer built into your phone, you likely have, at one point or another, strived to reach 10,000 steps a day.

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It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own version. Cornell researchers have discovered that DNA packaging structures ...

Thanks to a first-of-its-kind platform, we are starting to understand how the molecular engine responsible for transcription in mammals controls its speed. A team of researchers from The Rockefeller ...

A groundbreaking gene-editing method from UT Austin is changing the game for treating complex genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay Sachs. Using retrons—DNA tools borrowed from ...

The ability of transcription factors to recognize diverse DNA sequences while maintaining binding specificity is required for gene regulation, but the molecular mechanism enabling this flexibility ...