DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

A research team at The University of Osaka revealed that the loss of heterochromatin can cause a chain reaction leading to ...

As intelligence moves off screens and into the physical world, we have a rare opportunity to shape how people and machines live together. Let’s get it right.

Members of a new class of antivirals are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, and one has gained approval in Japan, but how ...

A new analysis of the eyes of some of the longest-lived animals on Earth could provide molecular clues about long-lasting ...

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

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

Scientists have uncovered genetic evidence that they say may be linked to the Renaissance master, but some experts are more ...

DNA reveals burials inside one of Europe’s largest Neolithic monuments, showing Spain’s Menga dolmen stayed sacred for ...

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...