A new twist on DNA shuffling increases recombination frequency and expands access to sequence space, facilitating the engineering of new protein activities.

Scientists have used DNA's self-assembling properties to engineer intricate moiré superlattices at the nanometer ...

Approximately one in 5,000 children is born with mitochondrial mutations each year. Defective mitochondria "leave the body ...

Scientists have twisted DNA into programmable nanostructures that form themselves — and could reshape future materials for light, sound, and electronics.

The Supreme Court released decisions Thursday on Planned Parenthood, DNA testing and the First Step Act geared towards bringing down certain prison sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.

Scientists involved in the Synthetic Human Genome Project are now attempting to create a fully synthetic human chromosome, making up about two per cent of human DNA, as proof of concept.

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

Controversial World-First Project To Create Human DNA From Scratch Takes First Steps The massive project will likely take decades to complete, but it has significant oversight built into it to ...

As the nation mourns the victims of the devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad, science is quietly stepping in to offer solace to grieving families.

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such structure, the G-quadruplex (G4), looks like a knot. These knots can ...