Thanks to genetic science, gene editing, and techniques like cloning, it’s now possible to move DNA through time, studying ...

Scientists have discovered a spider species with a smaller genome while maintaining high genetic diversity, in a first-of-its ...

For centuries, the body of Leonardo da Vinci has been as elusive as his smile, his remains scattered and his grave uncertain, ...

This week researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Researchers find trace DNA on a Renaissance drawing linked to Leonardo da Vinci, showing how fragile artworks can preserve biological clues.

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

With a new generation of fast and affordable gene sequencers, researchers are better equipped than ever to tackle Earth’s most pressing ecological challenges Sometimes, when the wind blows in the ...

A graphic representation of a round, lumpy, blue protein and a single, comblike, purple strand of RNA interacting with a twisted, double, blue strand of DNA that separates where it meets the RNA. A ...

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