Researchers have identified a physical process called “mitochondrial pearling” that explains how cells keep their ...

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...

Scientists in Bahrain are building the country’s first DNA reference library for sharks and rays using fish market samples, ...

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on from its arrival to Earth, that sample has yielded some insights about what ...

Just in case this mythological robe wasn’t shrouded in enough mystery. Analysis has revealed DNA belonging to plants, animals ...

Scientists are finding ways to merge biology with electronics, unlocking new possibilities for data storage and computing.

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Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...

Before the DNA revolution of the early 2000s, genealogy was a study dependent on records. Tracing a line of heritage could hit a dead end if documentation had gone missing or been destroyed. But as ...