A pioneering DNA scientist reflects on science, faith and purpose, offering a grounded view of how discovery and everyday ...

When humans started farming around 10,000 years ago, they reshaped their landscapes, diets, and social structures. A common ...

Around 40,000 years ago, our ancient ancestors interbred with Neanderthals, picking up some of their DNA. Since then, much of ...

Scientists from Skoltech and the University of Potsdam have developed a physical theory that sheds light on how molecular ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Every day, billions of cells in your body ...

Scientists are finding ways to merge biology with electronics, unlocking new possibilities for data storage and computing.

The asteroid Ryugu is seen by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft from a distance of 6 kilometers. Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, ...

DNA robots are emerging as tiny programmable machines that could one day deliver drugs, hunt viruses, and build molecular-scale devices. By borrowing ideas from traditional robotics and combining them ...

Before the DNA revolution of the early 2000s, genealogy was a study dependent on records. Tracing a line of heritage could hit a dead end if documentation had gone missing or been destroyed. But as ...

Synthetic DNA's incorporation into electronics is changing neuromorphic computing's methodology and is the new way of ...

Scientists in Bahrain are building the country’s first DNA reference library for sharks and rays using fish market samples, ...