SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators this week introduced a bill that would create new rules around the sale of ...

In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA ...

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

QIMR Berghofer scientists have discovered a cancer-fighting RNA molecule that could hold the key to a new way of treating the ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

DNA’s iconic double helix does more than “just” store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission.

If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by ...

The discovery of catalytic RNA transformed our understanding of life's beginnings. Clare Sansom explores how the RNA world ...

Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown ...