An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...

Diabetic kidney disease is a leading cause of kidney failure worldwide, yet current treatments often slow progression ...

Human history is not governed by thermodynamic laws. Still, the vocabulary of metastability, tipping points, and critical ...

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

Scientists map the true nature of the genome with its loops and folds in four dimensions across time and space.

The genetic heritage is not a simple, static list inside the cell nucleus. It unfolds into a dynamic architecture whose ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

Scientists depicted the four-dimensional genome model to reveal how DNA folding regulates genes. The discovery helps ...

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

Nonlinear dendritic integration in single presubicular neurons provides a mechanism for combining vestibular-based head-direction signals and visual landmark signals to anchor the brain’s internal ...

WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research ...