For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structural "blank slate"—a disordered tangle of DNA ...

For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg began as a structural ‘blank slate’ – a loose ...

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.

Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature’s tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels—just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough ...

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...

Adrian Woolfson and Kaihang Wang at the Informa Biotech Showcase. Updated January 26th with technology licensing information. A new technology elucidated yesterday in the journal Nature has the ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held assumption in genetics research. What researchers once thought were knots ...

The Champions League league phase table is finely balanced ahead of a potentially chaotic night of action on Wednesday. All 36 teams now have a single fixture left as they seek to secure their places ...

Residents in Denver's Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhoods raised concerns about changes to a community grant program that now limits eligibility to organizations and groups, saying the shift ...

A version of this Priestley Medal address will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2026 meeting ...

Rebecca Schulman is a professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Hopkins who is currently working on developing new materials that both contain and process information. Schulman recently ...