We grow up hearing that our skin, hair, body shape, and even how we age are all written into our DNA. And yes—genetics leave ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...

Cancer isn't just about broken genes—it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off ...

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new wave of research is forcing a rethink, showing that the three-dimensional ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.

Fluorogenic DNA aptamers produce light only in the correct structural state, enabling programmable molecular logic, ...

Study reveals 20 DNA markers in fast-twitch muscle that predict age within 4 years and explain why sprinting declines before ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...