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 ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

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 ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

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

This week in Science, Michael K. Rosen and 10 other members of a large collaboration at the Marine Biological Laboratory, the ...