The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

“Our lab is generally interested in discovering and characterizing previously unknown or poorly understood factors that are essential for genome maintenance. This is particularly important in the ...

Shixin Liu is pioneering new ways of studying the tiny proteins that copy and read DNA in living cells. (Credit: Roshni ...

Scientists have discovered that a protein once thought to simply help load a factor necessary for the copying of DNA, actually plays a key role in ensuring fast and reliable replication—an insight ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Researchers in France and Japan have transmitted what they describe as the first DNA-encrypted message between laboratories, sending encoded data between Paris and Tokyo using synthetic genetic ...