Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template, opening new paths for synthetic biology and ...

Self-assembling DNA can process information, but the computations have been limited to digital algorithms. A self-assembling DNA system has now been designed to perform complex pattern recognition.

New research suggests DNA may not need activation, challenging a long-held idea about how life began and reshaping ...

Learn how ancient DNA and archaeogenetics are reshaping what we know about family and revealing that kinship in early ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding structure that helps control how genes turn on and off. Researchers at the ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...