An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

Scientists discovered that the protein RPA plays a critical and previously unconfirmed role in stimulating telomerase to ...

In 2020, as scientists around the world were racing to understand COVID-19, Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv and his team at the Weizmann ...

University of California San Diego researchers have discovered the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a process in which ...

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.

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...

Scientists are collecting DNA from the Arctic Ocean to create a better map of climate change and environmental health ...

The world of crime and DNA has evolved significantly over the past decade, including the use of phenotyping to help solve ...

Inside every human cell, six feet of DNA folds into a nucleus that is only a few micrometers wide, yet still manages to ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Two different groups migrated to what become Australia and New Guinea 60,000 years ago, and researchers are only just ...

Scientists capture the most detailed 3D images of chromatin condensates, revealing how DNA packs tightly inside cells.