A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects ...

During replication, one of the new DNA strands, called the lagging strand, is synthesized in short fragments called Okazaki fragments. These fragments are synthesized in the opposite direction of the ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal, the bowhead whale, revealing a mechanism that could potentially prolong the human lifespan ...