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

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The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests ...

Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed Doodle on Wednesday.

A modular metamaterial mimics DNA geometry to combine twist compression, tunable stiffness, fast recovery, and reusable shock ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths.

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability ...

A study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is the first time researchers have shown evidence that a single ...

Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics ...

Are humans evolving more through culture than DNA? A new study explores how medicine, technology, and institutions may guide ...

More than a decade ago, scientists harnessed a bacterial molecular machine that identifies and cuts specific sections of DNA, ...

While scientists are amassing a fair amount of data regarding our gut microbiomes, the oral microbiome is a bit of a new ...