Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are ...

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

Atom RSS Feed DNA replication is the biological process by which an exact copy of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule is created and it is the basis for biological inheritance.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

Researchers surveyed the DNA of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient Romanian cat remains, Egyptian cat mummies, and modern African wildcat specimens.

The Genie Is Out of the Bottle' - Work on First Ever Artificial Human DNA Begins The world's largest medical charity has ...

Researchers have found a new way to optimise the design molecular motors, bringing us one step closer to making synthetic molecular machines a reality ...

Single-molecule DNA dynamics with graphene energy transfer Graphene energy transfer (GET) can be used to measure the distance between a graphene surface and a fluorescent dye.