DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

The Genie Is Out of the Bottle' - Work on First Ever Artificial Human DNA Begins The world's largest medical charity has given the go-ahead to begin research on what could be the next giant leap in ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

Backgrounder The Nuts and Bolts of DNA Replication: Whether it is a microbe, a rose, or a dolphin, any form of life gets its building and operating instructions from the molecule of life, DNA.

SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) protein complexes are ring-shaped molecular motors essential for genome folding. Despite recent progress, the detailed molecu ...

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals ...

The tool could also have major implications in the legal world. In forensic cases, just a speck of DNA might soon offer ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

Israeli scientists have developed a remarkably accurate method to determine a person’s age from just a tiny DNA sample, ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set of complexes called the oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) system acts like ...

A recent study by researchers at Northwestern Medicine takes a closer look at how marijuana might affect our DNA. While ...

Tiny, newly formed tumors shed small fragments of DNA that are swept into the bloodstream. Future cancer screening tests could detect them early.