Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also ...

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

In the past twenty years, major technological advances in extracting and analyzing DNA have transformed the ability to ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

New 'cassette tape' made of DNA has the capacity to store 36 petabytes of data, which could change the future of digital ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Cornell (NY, USA) researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move ...

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

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

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