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

Visualizing and quantifying DNA replication dynamics in living human cells remains challenging. Here, a new super-resolution ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

Preserving DNA in biological samples has long posed a challenge for researchers, but the process may be about to get a lot ...

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades.

The discovery centers on the unique strands of DNA contained within our mitochondria, the power stations of our cells. By ...

A new tool developed at, MetaGraph, allows scientists to search through vast public DNA and RNA databases in seconds — like a ...

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...

Investigators in Prince William County, Virginia, used an advanced test to distinguish the DNA of identical twins and solve a decades-old rape case. In December 1987, a man burst into a gas station ...