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 ...
A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.
Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming ...
AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.
Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches ...
Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of ...
A grape seed extract formulated by a Chinese biotech seems to extend longevity — in mice. But whether it becomes a viable anti-aging intervention for humans or ends up as another blind alley remains ...
Running out of space on your phone? Don't upgrade your cloud-storage subscription just yet. Scientists in China have discovered that images, text files and other digital data can be stored in strands ...
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Scientists have created an entirely new kind of DNA with eight chemical letters instead of four — and it still forms a double helix. This synthetic system, called hachimoji DNA, behaves like natural ...
Researchers in Shenzhen, China, have built a “cassette tape” that stores digital data as DNA strands on a thin plastic tape. A single prototype holds 36 petabytes, which is about one million gigabytes ...
(CNN) — The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings ...