He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s ...

When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual ...

In the ongoing fight against HIV, scientists have taken a new step toward long-term control of the virus. Researchers have ...

Imagine if you could "print" a tiny skyscraper using DNA instead of steel. That’s what researchers at Columbia and Brookhaven ...

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 ...

Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Research is very much part of Barbara Malheiros' DNA. As part of her PhD research, she placed DNA on the surface of tiny particles to help them stick ...

Androgenic alopecia, commonly known as male or female pattern baldness, affects millions worldwide, offering few treatment ...

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 ...