Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

New analytical methods developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have increased our ...

Before a cell can divide, it has to precisely duplicate its entire genetic information. However, the DNA in the cell exists as part of a DNA-protein complex known as chromatin. For this purpose, the ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

Working on human pus in a medieval castle, Miescher discovered a substance that would eventually unlock our understanding of ...

Environmental DNA surveys allow us to see what’s living in bodies of water like oceans, rivers and ponds by analyzing the DNA ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of a "golden orb" found thousands of feet underwater by researchers from the National ...

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Synthetic biologists were tantalized by the idea of making mirror images of microbes. Then things got complicated.

A major collaboration involving nine labs, led by scientists at Gladstone Institutes, has transferred a particularly useful ...

Photosynthetic bacteria helped shape planet Earth. Among them are cyanobacteria that produced the oxygen in the atmosphere ...

After more than two years of analysis, NOAA and Smithsonian scientists have identified the viral "golden orb." (NOAA ...