Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Cancer isn't just about broken genes—it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

Sacrificial victims in mass burials were mostly male, while burial attendants for nobles or elites were overwhelmingly female ...

A 13-year study of DNA samples collected from the 4,000-year-old Shimao site, a complex of gigantic prehistoric ruins on the ...

Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in ...

A new study published in Nature on November 26 has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of ...