Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

The new method relies on methyl groups, small chemical tags attached to DNA that regulate whether genes are on or off. This ...

Scientists from Skoltech and the University of Potsdam have developed a physical theory that sheds light on how molecular ...

Flagship Pioneering, a scientific innovation engine for transformative platforms and products, today announced the launch of Serif Biomedicines, a biotechnology company pioneering Modified DNA as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Tokyo team built a neutral PEG-DNA complex that boosted gene expression in mouse muscle, avoiding cation-linked inflammation.

Engineered cells are a high-value genetic asset that is key to many fields, including biotechnology, medicine, aging, and ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these mutations cause serious diseases that pass down only through mothers. They ...

Scientists have recently been learning more about the importance of small bits of circular genetic material known as extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA). These little circles of DNA can hitch a ride with ...

A graphic of a purple and magenta Cas9 protein, which is a somewhat round, but uneven, ball, bound to a yellow and orange ...

Most gene-editing tools are blind to context. Point them at a DNA sequence and they cut, whether that sequence sits inside a ...