Researchers have identified a form of molecular motion that has not previously been observed. When what are known as "guest molecules"—molecules that are accommodated within a host molecule—penetrate ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown type of molecular motion inside DNA-based droplets: instead of spreading randomly, guest molecules advance in an organized wave. This surprising ...

Chromosomes are the tiny storage boxes that hold our DNA. Since each cell has ... "Every single cell can have a different chromosome structure," Cheng, a Curators' Distinguished Professor of ...

Genomic research holds incredible promise for improving human health, but one major challenge has slowed its progress: ...

While scientists have made major progress in understanding genes and their functions, it’s been much harder to directly link what we see under the microscope with what’s happening inside our DNA. Now, ...

Developmental and synthetic biologist Michael Levin redefines what life really is, how intelligence works, and what the ...

Back in 1900 the life expectancy of people with Down Syndrome was 9 years. In 1984, it was 28 years, today it's leveled off between 50 and 60 ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can drive tumor development in some rare sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas (SNSCCs), according to ...

Researchers mapped Y chromosome loss across thousands of individual cells from human cancers, with disturbing results.

Feature The future of archival data storage is tape, more tape, and then possibly glass-based tech, with DNA and other ...

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