Researchers map DNA’s physical code using large-scale simulations
Nearly every cell in the human body contains essentially the same genetic information, yet different cells activate different…
Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Fish Use Crystal ‘Prisms’ to Recycle Their Own Glow
A marine biologist studying the photophores of a bioluminescent fish species found needle-shaped guanine crystals that scatter and…
DNA’s Building Blocks May Have Arrived from Space, Asteroid Ryugu Samples Suggest
Samples returned by JAXA’s Hayabusa-2 mission from the C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu contain all five canonical nucleobases —…
Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), have…
Google Doodle features DNA chemistry to mark start of school year
To celebrate the start of the school year in the US, Google featured a Doodle highlighting DNA…