Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Double-strand breaks in DNA can be deadly. Victor Golmer/iStock via Getty Images Plus Your DNA is continually damaged by sources ...

In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors. Environmental influences such as light, ...

A principle of DNA synthesis that has dominated biology textbooks for decades could be upended. An enzyme has been discovered ...

To fight viruses, bacteria have evolved a way to make new DNA without copying it.

A new method developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions allows researchers to better understand ...

RNA is fundamental to all life, governing gene expression, regulating biological processes, and influencing growth, ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered an unexpected role for a well-known cancer-related protein, revealing a new ...

Researchers developed STRIPE, a targeted long-read RNA sequencing tool that identifies disease-causing variants missed by ...

A new liquid biopsy developed by researchers at the University of Chicago is offering a powerful new window into cancer’s earliest stages by flagging subtle shifts in the gut microbiome. Unlike ...

Scientists are consistently one-upping each other when it comes to finding the oldest molecules from fossils. The race even includes the notoriously fragile RNA. “It’s groundbreaking,” said Oliver ...