As tough as medieval chainmail armor and as soft as a contact lens. This material is not taken from science fiction, it is a ...

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...

A new study finds tiny Neanderthal DNA differences shaped their powerful jaws, revealing how small genetic changes influence ...

Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches far beyond the border.

Ancient genetic data from central Argentina reveal a previously unknown human population that endured there for millennia ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their failures may drive disease.

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that Italians who reach 100 carry significantly more ancient Western hunter-gatherer DNA than their younger counterparts. The research, published in ...

The 4D map, which includes more than 140,000 folds and loops for every type of cell, illustrates how human DNA is organized not only in space but also in time. This information is crucial ...