The Perseverance Rover has samples of potential ancient life on the planet. The challenge is getting them back to Earth.

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...

Rogue DNA rings known as ecDNA may hold the key to cracking glioblastoma’s deadly resilience. Emerging before tumors even ...

The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

Traditional storage media like silicon chips and magnetic tapes are hitting their capacity limits. DNA offers a promising ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have mapped the molecular landscape of the mouse hippocampus, a ...

In a study published in Nature (September 3), Lulu Qian , professor of bioengineering, and her student Kevin Cherry (PhD '24) ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...