Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that allows ...

Scientists at a NY university say they can bring back the near extinct American chestnut tree, wiped out a century ago, through genetic modification.

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward ...

Damaged DNA can escape from one human cell and infiltrate another. Like prisoners tunneling out of jail, this DNA travels via tubelike structures between neighboring cells, scientists report May 19 in ...

Humans are closely related to chimpanzees and bonobos, but what are the key factors that make humans genetically different? A new study looks at the process of DNA methylation, in which chemical tags ...

Researchers have identified the remains of four members of a doomed 19th century expedition in the Arctic by matching DNA to the sailors’ living descendants — and solved a case of mistaken identity ...

The Shasta County Office of Education and the Friends of the Schreder Planetarium are hosting a free family-friendly science festival to celebrate 101 years of planetariums worldwide. The festival is ...

In the never-ending battle between bacteria and viruses, both sides devise devious strategies to thwart the other. In a new study, scientists analyzed one such strategy used by the bacterium ...

Whether through TV crime dramas or cinema blockbusters about dinosaur theme parks, DNA is a staple of modern popular culture – its double-helix structure one of science’s most iconic visualisations.

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Life on Earth may have origins from far, far away. Scientists have found a full set of life-building molecules in a nearly pristine asteroid sample, and the discovery suggests that the necessary ...