The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

A Nobel laureate, he identified an enzyme that cuts DNA, laying the groundwork for milestones in scientific research and ...

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

Researchers demonstrated that it is feasible to encode executable payloads into synthetic DNA that, once sequenced and ...

Researchers discovered that some variants of the gene known as GRIN2A can cause certain conditions all on their own.

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new ...

An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms ...

Cancer isn't just about broken genes—it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off ...

Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in ...

Italian lawmakers are seeking to expand a program that helps mothers and children break away from organized crime families ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...