In a remarkable fusion of biology and technology, a DNA-based computer that performs effectively has been created by ...

Maria Jasin, PhD, whose research on DNA repair has transformed our understanding of cancers, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Greengard Prize.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question. The publication of two papers ...

Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab—leaving their ...

For decades, scientists thought the noncoding parts of DNA were useless leftovers. Today, that view has completely changed.

It's not easy eating green. Most plants are heavily defended with chemicals to deter plant eaters. For these herbivores, ...

Just as no serious business today can operate without an internet strategy, no life sciences organization will remain ...

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they are studying it to find out more. They think that this dark DNA might ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers-about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by ...

Lead authors Marlon Goering, Ph.D., and Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychology in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, say two risk factors for early puberty parents can monitor are a ...

The Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs, the most of any animal, and its DNA may reveal insights into evolution and ...

Australia’s peacock spiders dazzle with colour and dance. Scientists are uncovering a genetic mystery that could explain ...