RNA and DNA are chemical cousins. But one tiny difference between them (an extra oxygen atom repeated along RNA’s backbone) ...

Researchers have engineered Detectrons, toehold-switch biosensors coupled to retron reverse transcription, that convert ...

Researchers mined 1,139 avian genomes for R2 retrotransposons and engineered variants that achieve up to 60 percent ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown role for RNA in DNA repair. Their insights could lead to improved treatments for diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders while changing ...

Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a double-strand break involves the severing of both strands of the DNA double ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...

A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose bladder ...

The ATR–ATRIP kinase complex safeguards genome integrity by coordinating cellular responses to DNA damage and replication stress. Two recent cryo-EM studies resolve the structural basis of ATR–ATRIP ...

Scientists may have found a clue to one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the origin of life: how fragile RNA molecules could gather and survive before cells existed. New research shows that RNA is ...

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 ...