During DNA replication, the classic double helix can temporarily rearrange into an alternative structure known as a DNA three-way junction (3WJ). These configurations form a well-defined central ...

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital ...

What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this ...

Scientists have twisted DNA into programmable nanostructures that form themselves — and could reshape future materials for light, sound, and electronics.

Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people around the world. They leveraged recent technological advancements to analyze ...