Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has transformed the way scientists understand genetics. With the ability to sequence DNA ...

Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology and VIVES University College have developed a new method to ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer ...

The research, published in IEEE Access and led by Dr. Nasreen Anjum of the University of Portsmouth's School of Computing, is ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

Chen et al. (2025) present Nanopore Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA)-enhanced Consensus Sequencing (NanoRCS), which uses RCA and consensus calling based on genome-wide long-read nanopore sequencing ...

The scientists state that epigenetic clocks based on the entropy of methylation states predict chronological age with ...

UC Santa Cruz scientists worked with Colossal Biosciences to help reveal secrets in the dire wolf genome that contributed to ...

Genome editing has advanced at a rapid pace with promising results for treating genetic conditions-but there is always room for improvement.

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ...

Despite its expanding legalization in the U.S., scientists are still learning about the effects of marijuana use. One recent ...