Scientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

More striking still, the genetic damage showed up even in body areas that rarely see the sun. The findings, published today ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

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

A cutting-edge therapy using base-edited immune cells is offering a major breakthrough for patients with one of the toughest ...

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Two 7,000-year-old mummies found in Libya reveal an isolated North African lineage and rewrite the genetic history of the ...