In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in ...

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method—CRISPR—sometimes does more harm than ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Scientists are one step closer to resurrecting the dodo after creating gene-edited chickens that could lay eggs carrying the ...

To make the behavior of DNA understandable and predictable, the researchers combine lab experiments with computer simulations ...

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method - CRISPR - sometimes does more harm ...

Scientists show how stem cells process DNA with speed and precision, revealing principles that could lead to programmable DNA ...

Thanks to in-utero blood transfusion technology, what was once a fatal diagnosis in the womb can now result in live births.

When researching family history, we often hear about DNA tests. For a fee, several companies perform tests that compare the ...

Plasticity in cancer cells describes their inherent ability to undergo alterations and turn certain features on and off at different times.  This flex | Cancer ...

Dr. McAdams, a physicist at Stanford, was struck by the way biologists drew figures filled with arrows to show how different ...