In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would ...

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

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 ...

Gene therapy holds the promise of preventing and curing disease by manipulating gene expression within a patient's cells. However, to be effective, the new gene must make it into a cell's nucleus. The ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

"By cleverly combining new techniques for analyzing DNA at the level of individual molecules, we can achieve real breakthroughs in research into conditions such as dementia," predicts Professor John ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

Inside the lab where scientists want to rewrite our DNA from scratch - Artificial biological intelligence could change ...

By blending scientific accuracy with creative design, one builder hopes to make the history of DNA accessible, interactive, ...