Researchers at a Harvard Medical School laboratory are uncertain how they will continue supporting a large public genetic database after its primary source of funding expired last month.

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

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change ...

The cost of sequencing DNA has dropped dramatically, and with technologies like CRISPR, gene editing is becoming more precise and powerful than ever. From curing genetic diseases to designing the next ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to optimize the development of DNA self-assembling materials, which hold promise for technologies ranging from drug delivery to ...

Kidney damage that seemingly heals appears to mutate the DNA in the mitochondria of kidney cells, making the organ less ...