Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened ...

DNA can mimic protein functions by folding into elaborate, three-dimensional structures, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Researchers have built a detailed map of DNA methylation changes in nearly 1,000 human brains from six weeks after conception ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths.

The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests ...