A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

Rebecca Roberts is a science writer and communicator. She earned her PhD in molecular biology from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

DNA replication is one of the most basic processes that occurs within a cell. Each time a cell divides, the two resulting daughter cells must contain exactly the same genetic information ...

The founder of a lab that used new DNA technology to link hairs found on Gilgo Beach victims to accused serial killer Rex ...

Hackers want your DNA. The tech behind gene editing and cancer cures is wide open to cyberattacks, scientists warn. As ...

DCS and Houston Academy 3rd-graders celebrating National DNA Day by participating in strawberry DNA extraction.

Histones are a family of basic proteins that associate with DNA in the nucleus and help condense it into chromatin. Nuclear DNA does not appear in free linear strands; it is highly condensed and ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer ...

At the end of their experiment, RISE Elementary students were pulling out a gooey, stringy substance from their strawberry mush. “That’s not a booger, that’s DNA,” Joseph Williams told the students.

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we ...