Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures of the chromosomes that make up the human genome. But where and how does the famous double helix fit into ...

Arthur Kornberg compared DNA to a tape recording of instructions that can be copied over and over. How do cells make these near-perfect copies, and does the process ever vary? In reality ...

The evidence now shows that another man's genetic material was found on a pair of men's jeans discovered at the Shirley crime ...

Everywhere we go, we leave our DNA behind. Forensics profits from this “abandoned” DNA to solve crimes. As technology improves, could we wind up with a database of everyone’s DNA ...

DNA transfer between bacteria plays a crucial ... and the bacteria die upon exposure to antibiotics. Prof. Burstein notes that understanding the positioning of anti-defense systems on plasmids ...

Prime editing allows precise changes to be made to DNA. A new way of editing the code of life could correct 89% of the errors in DNA that cause disease, say US scientists. The technology ...

The microbiome affects almost all daily homeostatic functions in all living things. However, the magnitude and complexity of this relationship in humans is still not fully understood and requires more ...