Every cell in every organism on Earth copies DNA the same way. Except one bacterial protein — quietly doing something ...

Researchers have captured the first atomic structures of human SMUG1, an enzyme that helps cells repair damaged DNA. The findings provide new insight into how cells recognize and remove harmful DNA ...

An updated edition of the April 13, 2026, article. Genomics is the comprehensive study of genomes, the complete set of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) within an organism. Rapid scientific progress in this ...

The legacy of Neandertals in modern people has often been framed as a genetic gift for fighting infection. This time, the ...

New details of how DNA protects itself from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation show a hidden network of ultrafast molecular ...

More than 20 years after people got a peek at the first draft of the human genome, our genetic instruction book, researchers have unlocked the next level: the human pangenome. The more complete ...

DNA, the language of biology, is driving all synthetic biology applications, from animal-free meat to life-saving therapeutics. It should come as no surprise that DNA synthesis is a hot and ...

DNA sits in sunlight every day, absorbing ultraviolet radiation that can set off the kind of chemical changes linked to ...

Learn more about peptideins and how researchers are shedding light on the dark proteome — the mysterious and largely ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a safer and more precise way to study how genes function in living tissues by refining a recently developed CRISPR-based genetic technique in fruit ...