Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

A team of physicists working at the intersection of theory and experiment are shedding new light on the 'teamwork' of molecular motors -- called RNA polymerases (RNAPs) -- that mediate DNA ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests ...

Children living in war-torn countries not only suffer from poor mental health outcomes, but war may cause adverse biological changes at the DNA level, which could have lifelong health impacts, ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institute and SciLifeLab in Sweden report they have improved the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage and created a new protein function. Their new technique ...

Examining the tiny world of proteins is tricky, but researchers at the Université de Montréal have developed a new tool that can let scientists peer closer, aiding study of disease and drug ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, ...