A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...

Before a cell can divide, it has to precisely duplicate its entire genetic information. However, the DNA in the cell exists ...

Researchers at the Université de Genève have built a DNA-based drug delivery system that reads pairs of protein markers on a ...

Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these little cellular ...

Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that ...

A hidden mechanism in MS may be damaging neurons at their genetic core, offering a potential new way to slow the disease.

A key feature of this process is natural competence, the ability of bacteria to take up free DNA from their surroundings. V. cholerae becomes naturally competent when it grows on chitinous surfaces, a ...

MethylScan is a new low-cost cell-free DNA methylome test that removes much of the healthy blood DNA background, helping rare ...

Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active ...