A breakthrough live-cell sensor makes DNA repair visible as it happens, unlocking new possibilities in biology and medicine.

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the ...

Cancer research, drug safety testing and aging biology may all gain a major boost from a new fluorescent sensor developed at ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

What’s the story behind DNA melting temperature analysis? UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy can be used to assess the characteristics of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a naturally occurring polymer ...

The standard of care in cancer, adopted in the 1990s, is built on consensus based clinical research over large patient populations. However, if we know biologically each person is unique, then a ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.

Forget invisible ink – in the future spies could be sending secret messages encoded directly into the DNA of living cells. Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have demonstrated a ...

Humanity is generating data faster than it can be stored, and the hard drives and tape libraries that quietly underpin the ...