When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

In a landmark simulation, scientists have recreated the full cell cycle of a living cell in four dimensions — three dimensions plus time. Using a highly detailed digital model of a minimal synthetic ...

Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the ...

Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the intricate processes ...

How does DNA structure itself from the very first moments of life? A team of researchers has just observed that DNA adopts a defined three-dimensional architecture much more rapidly than ...

With aging populations on the rise, the need for better tools to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, has never been more urgent. This disease is ...

Figure 1. Conceptual visualization of additive manufacturing-enabled IVF workflows used in advanced embryo screening. Anthony Palumbo and Charles Goulding examine how additive manufacturing is ...

The story of life’s beginnings gets stranger when you look closely at viruses. These tiny entities seem to sit at the edge of ...

Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties to autism, and touted a generic drug to treat the ...

The Combined Strength of Two Pioneers in The DNA Data Storage and Computing Market is poised to accelerate the emergence of new high-density and energy-efficient Information Systems PARIS and BOSTON, ...

For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...