Gene therapy holds the promise of preventing and curing disease by manipulating gene expression within a patient's cells.

For decades, biologists have known that the instructions for life are written in DNA, yet the vast majority of those letters seemed to sit in the dark, doing little that was obvious. Now a new ...

Once disregarded as “junk DNA,” scientists now know that this molecular dark matter is crucial for determining gene activity ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

Among them was David Liu, a biochemist at the Broad Institute and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Liu isn’t a ...

Gene regulation is far more predictable than previously believed, scientists conclude after developing the deep learning ...

DNA from 2,000-year-old lentils reveals key genes for protecting crops from heat and the current global climate crisis.

Engineered DNA can store massive amounts of data while also encrypting it, opening the door to ultra-secure, long-term ...

With a shared purpose, we can realize the true promise of CRISPR and improve healthcare, providing hope to more patients with ...