New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich says the arrival of Samsung Biologics to the county is a “big win” for the local economy.

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Scientists warn that the human Y chromosome has lost most of its genes over millions of years, and new research suggests ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're ...

Groundbreaking research at Seattle Children's Hospital provides critical genetic diagnoses for newborns within 48 hours.

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...

A flutter of blue and yellow darts through a field in late May. Trees, shrubs and summer flowers fill the landscape. A ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the ‘dark genome’ that are responsible for controlling how cells sense and respond to the ...

Using lung cancer biospecimens from the Sherlock-Lung study, an international team led by National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...