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

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

Scientists have created an entirely new kind of DNA with eight chemical letters instead of four — and it still forms a double ...

An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

Scripps Research scientists have discovered how some tumors endure DNA damage, revealing a potential new way to target them. The DNA inside our cells is constantly exposed to damage, and one of the ...

Six feet of DNA crammed into a cell nucleus narrower than a human hair: ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their ...

DNA: it carries hereditary information, it helps solve crimes, and now it can act as a flame retardant? What can’t this ...

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

Three more papers on the samples brought back from asteroid Bennu reveal the place contains the building blocks of DNA and ...