UMass Chan Medical School scientists have nearly tripled the known number of potential regulatory elements in the genome to 2 ...

A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The lab has developed ultra-small DNA nanodevices that can function inside living cells, illuminating biological processes.

A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as ...

DNA is often compared to a written language. The metaphor leaps out: Like letters of the alphabet, molecules (the nucleotide bases A, T, C and G, for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine) are ...

James Dewey Watson, a molecular biologist whose work helped decode the structure of DNA, died on November 6, 2025, at a hospice in East Northport, N.Y. He was 97 years old. Watson was best known for ...

You're walking around right now carrying the genetic fingerprints of infections that happened millions of years ago. Deep ...