Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

A team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

The enzymes that handle DNA molecules are often called "polymerases," but the -ase suffix denotes an enzyme. When not ...

DNA found on a doorknob of a burglarized home in Naugatuck was linked to Waterbury resident Philip Brown, who has 26 arrests, ...

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ago, the introduction of CRISPR technology marked a significant breakthrough ...

The Meritocracy Fellowship program at Palantir, a controversial tech company owned by Peter Thiel, offers an internship in ...

From soft actuators that mimic real muscle to DNA drives that can store petabytes in a sugar cube, humanity is engineering ...

Traditionally, viruses have been thought of as a burden that cause disease. Now, viruses are being harnessed to tackle ...

Metal-based nanoparticles are transforming food packaging by enhancing antimicrobial protection, shelf life, and barrier ...