Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.

Cells have evolved careful checks to ensure DNA is copied only once, but how they switch on replication at the right moment ...

NASA astronaut Nick Hague runs an analysis with the miniPCR hardware for Genes in Space-6 during Expedition 59. This experiment explored how space radiation damages DNA and how cells repair that ...

Scaffolded DNA and RNA origami is a technique that allows scientists to build tiny, highly precise two- and three-dimensional ...

Ion-nucleic acid interactions play essential roles in biological processes, because nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA, carry high-density negative charges (see a review in ref. 1). One important ...

More than two months after the Artemis I launch, researchers are analyzing several scientific experiments that were on board. Some work is happening at the University of Colorado Boulder within the ...

DNA is composed of long chains that act as the blueprint for living organisms. In genetic engineering, scientists cut DNA at ...

DNA loop extrusion by structural-maintenance-of-chromosome (SMC) complexes has emerged as a primary organizing principle for chromosomes. The mechanism by which SMC motor proteins extrude DNA loops is ...

Genetic researchers are experimenting on unborn children in trials that could have been done on animal embryos, according to ...

Despite many efforts to find better, more effective ways to treat cancer, it remains a leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S. Despite advances in standard cancer treatments, many ...