Some time around 1683, amateur Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek scraped the plaque from between his teeth and peered ...

The science comes down to simple physics. The collagen molecule is biologically massive and is too large to penetrate the ...

The power of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing has made it possible to design genetic sequences encoding ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute and Mass General Brigham have built a generative AI model that creates short DNA segments ...

There’s more to dna than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...

A mysterious RNA molecule found only in breast cancer led researchers on a six-year hunt that uncovered an entire hidden layer of cancer biology. The story began with T3p, a tiny RNA molecule found in ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

Under a microscope, these intricately branched crystals almost look like nerve cells to Yogesh Kumar Maurya. But though they aren’t alive, the yellow crystals are an important building block in the ...

A team from MIT has reported in the journal Science that they have discovered a way to shrink objects down to 1,000 times ...