With a few easy tweaks, scientists can cut-and-paste DNA inside living cells, thanks to a promising new technique that could make possible everything from testing new drugs or curing genetic diseases.

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event for DNA to be the molecule that codes all life. A new study from King ...

Note that because the two polynucleotides that make up double-stranded DNA are "upside down" relative to each other, their sugar-phosphate ends are anti-parallel, or arranged in opposite orientations.

Once scientists have zeroed in on a specific segment of DNA, how do they produce enough copies of that segment for their research? In most cases, the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is their ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) DNA origami has been utilized to develop a technique for creating reusable, multifunctional biosensors capable of detecting proteins in bodily fluids. This ...