A new atlas pairs DNA methylation with 3D genome folding in 86,689 human cells and ties disease risk to specific cell types.

Silver nanoparticles can precisely slice DNA and create longer “sticky ends,” helping genetic fragments join up to five times more efficiently than conventional methods. The breakthrough could ...

Modern genomes preserve traces of ancient relatives that mixed with human ancestors in Africa and Eurasia.

The discovery of DNA preserved in ancient sediments is expanding our understanding of what can constitute a fossil record.

A new genetic technique uncovered traces of two unknown human lineages, including one that split from our ancestors 1.8 ...

The new device combines synthetic DNA and a semiconductor to create an efficient memory resistor, or 'memristor.' ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated that a key cellular enzyme can accurately read an eight-letter genetic alphabet ...

Chemically powered nanomachines synthesize and weave DNA into complex networks, opening a path toward programmable materials ...

Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets—one that could significantly advance early cancer detection. The study, led by the University of Oxford and published in ...

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The breakthrough came from forensic investigative genetic genealogy, a technique that combines DNA testing with family tree ...

Beef jerky and some woolly mammoths have at least one thing in common: Drying turns their DNA into super-tough glass. This glassy DNA is so stable that it preserved the three-dimensional structure of ...