A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers this week introduced bills that would require U.S. firms to obtain a license before ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial ...

When it comes to critical care for newborns, being able to act fast is of the utmost importance, which is why this new DNA tech is so important.

New 'cassette tape' made of DNA has the capacity to store 36 petabytes of data, which could change the future of digital ...

The DNA computing market offers opportunities in areas like data storage, cryptography, and diagnostics, with advancements in ...

DNA is known to keep its form for centuries, and the researchers found that their tape could store data for more than 345 years at room temperature, or about 20,000 years at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

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

If someone — like a disgruntled scientist, terror group, or rogue nation — were to synthesize and unleash smallpox, we could ...