Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens ...

A new study shows that a short pulse of heat can reset and recharge these DNA circuits, letting them work again with little ...

Cancer’s genetic fingerprints may lurk in people’s blood long before they find out about the disease. It’s possible to spot tumor DNA more than three years before a person is diagnosed with cancer, ...