On 25 April 1953, Watson and Crick published an article, in the acclaimed journal “Nature” titled “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribonucleic acid”. The one-page article ...

Joslin researchers identify a 3D DNA switch that controls brown fat’s calorie‑burning power, opening new paths to fight ...

Working on human pus in a medieval castle, Miescher discovered a substance that would eventually unlock our understanding of ...

New analytical methods developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have increased our ...

Scientists have just discovered an entirely new way that DNA can be synthesized. The business of constructing DNA ...

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), made from many copies of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is the core component that powers ...

Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of ...

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a precision tool, but is not perfect, and misplaced DNA edits can compromise ...

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital show that microbial cell-free DNA sequencing can predict bloodstream infections in children with leukemia days before the infection is apparent.

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – March 1, 2026) Researchers have identified a promising way to predict bloodstream infections in children with high-risk leukemia days before the infection would be diagnosed using ...

On February 28, 1953, two scientists, James Watson and Francis Crick, announced they had figured out the structure of DNA. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost ...

For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...