To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among ...

Scientists have created an entirely new kind of DNA with eight chemical letters instead of four — and it still forms a double ...

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The ...

Exactly 66 years ago, on April 25, 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson published their famous article that showed that the shape of DNA is a double helix. They weren’t able to see DNA directly - it’s ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

On April 21, thousands of scientists gathered in South San Francisco, Calif. to form the world's largest DNA helix. Organized by Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company that produces research in ...

Researchers have identified a new way to measure DNA torsional stiffness -- how much resistance the helix offers when twisted -- information that can potentially shed light on how cells work. Cornell ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helix, a personal genomics company, today launched the first online marketplace for DNA-powered products that offer insights on ancestry, entertainment, family, ...