SMC proteins can reverse direction, reshaping DNA and solving key scientific debates. This discovery could impact research on ...

DNA replication is happening continuously throughout the body, as many as trillions of times per day. Whenever a cell divides ...

In a groundbreaking shift in our understanding of mutations, researchers have discovered types of DNA damage in healthy cells ...

Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was ...

One new species was kept in captivity for years while another has become a local food delicacy, researchers said.

Now, new research in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology describes how the enzyme RapA prevents R-loop formation in E. coli, with far-reaching implications for how all cells mai ...

A new team working to identify the unknown dead says the key to their success will be getting relatives of men who vanished between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s to provide samples of their own DNA.

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made an exciting discovery about how human cells protect DNA during ...

Discover the fascinating world of truffles with the recent discovery of two new species, unearthed by truffle dogs and ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs.