Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

A DNA analysis revealed the mystery behind Christopher Columbus' heritage - however, the reveal raised more questions.

The X contains more genes related to brain function than does any other chromosome. “The X chromosome may be a treasure trove of genes that influence cognition, and these could be therapeutic targets, ...

Results prove that inversions can be generated in plants without causing further unwanted changes in the expression of genetic information.

Although it is currently not possible to synthetically recreate humans, plants, or animals from genetic data, there has been ...

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made an exciting discovery about how human cells protect DNA during ...

Watson and Crick discovered that the DNA we each carry while strutting around consists of two intertwined, twisted spirals of chemical compounds – a structure commonly described as a double helix.

Image 1. PICH acts like a lookout, spotting and attaching to tiny DNA threads called ultrafine anaphase bridges (UFBs). When ...

The targeting of telomeres offers promise for new cancer therapies, which can be aimed at disrupting the mechanisms that ...

The transcription factor regulatory network in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is complex and involves multiple regulators that respond to various environmental signals and physiological cues by regulating ...

The new finding is published in Cell in an article titled, “ SMC motor proteins extrude DNA asymmetrically and can switch directions ,” and is key to understanding how these motors shape our genome ...