An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

A collaborative effort by the Formosa-Jordan lab from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells ...

The male-determining sex chromosome has lost 97 percent of its ancestral genes in the last 300 million years. If that rate ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

A study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed important insights into the genetics of ...

The first phase of the U.K. synthetic human genome project has successfully completed, realizing key steps in chromosome ...

Jyoti Vakhlu [email protected] From laws of inheritance to the molecule of heredity – a journey of scientific ...

Scientists trace Leonardo da Vinci's DNA through his descendants and family tombs to reconstruct his genetic code.

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

Scientists have recently been learning more about the importance of small bits of circular genetic material known as ...