The enzyme RNA polymerase (RNAP) carries out transcription, copying DNA into RNA. It's the first step in gene expression, and ...

Scientists at Durham University, working in partnership with Jagiellonian University in Poland, have developed a new ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test these hypotheses, a team from Columbia and Harvard decided to see if they could ...

On 25 April 1953, Watson and Crick published an article, in the acclaimed journal “Nature” titled “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribonucleic acid”. The one-page article ...

Researchers use AI to discover 14 distinct nucleosome states, revealing that DNA packaging acts as a "volume dial" for gene ...

When James Watson and Francis Crick described the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, the moment appeared decisive and ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Every cell in the human body squeezes over six feet of DNA into a miniscule speck invisible to the naked eye—like ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new imaging method, known as RF-SIRF, that ...

What does it really take to study life in the deep ocean? Step aboard the RRS James Cook with NHM scientists as they explore ...

New EU legislation supporting healthier soils was adopted in December 2025 incorporating environmental DNA analysis which is ...