In a new study, scientists analyzed one such strategy used by the bacterium Escherichia coli. One of the enzymes in the ...

Scientists have just discovered an entirely new way that DNA can be synthesized. The business of constructing DNA ...

Scientists are uncovering a deeper layer of DNA biology—where its shape, stiffness, and 3D organization are just as important as its sequence. New tools are mapping how replication starts, how damage ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

The ability to precisely edit the genomes of bacteria has long been a goal of microbiologists. Such technology would enable ...

Working on human pus in a medieval castle, Miescher discovered a substance that would eventually unlock our understanding of ...

A major collaboration involving nine labs, led by scientists at Gladstone Institutes, has transferred a particularly useful ...