Knots are everywhere—from tangled headphones to DNA strands packed inside viruses—but how an isolated filament can knot ...

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among ...

A dissertation study at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) developed two-dimensional fishnet-like structures from DNA ...

DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a severe form of DNA damage that can disrupt essential chromatin-based processes.

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Gerami says tanning beds should carry warnings similar to those on cigarettes. He added: “When you buy a pack of cigarettes, ...

Texas sexual-assault survivors now have a quieter route to forensic DNA testing that does not require calling the police. A ...

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how tanning beds cause fundamental DNA damage across almost the skin'se ...

Metagenomics uncovers the full cast of microbes living in environments from soil to the human gut. New methods help ...