New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

The tree’s telomeres – the protective “caps” on the ends of chromosomes that stop their charge from fraying or breaking down, like the aglets on the ends of shoelaces – were larger than average for ...

DNA, long known as the molecule that carries genetic information, is taking on a new role in science. Researchers now see it ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

Most organisms on Earth have the same basic genetic code, but it comes with some flaws. Scientists sought to work out those errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s ...

DNA might be too small to see with the unaided eye, but it packs our cells in shocking quantities: More than six and a half feet of DNA lies within every cellular nucleus. It squeezes into such a ...

An ultra-complete eggplant genome, as well as a large-scale pangenome and population analysis, spills secrets of the humble aubergine. Eggplant is a globally important vegetable crop, yet its genetic ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

For decades, large portions of the human genome were labeled "junk DNA." New research from Western University and London ...

This activity was supported by Contract No. HHSP233201400020B/HHSP23337045 with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Greenwall Foundation, Grant No. 15 ...