Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have described the way an enzyme and proteins interact to maintain the protective caps, called telomeres, at the end of chromosomes, a new insight ...

Researchers have gained a clearer insight into how common alterations to the structure of DNA affect the process of DNA replication. These structural changes can put a stop to replication, causing ...

In a study published today in Nature, researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge show that mitochondrial DNA also appears in some cancer DNA, suggesting that it ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world’s smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead ...

Everyone has their own unique individual DNA that determines everything about us DNA IS our own unique individual code that determines everything from our personality to the colour of our hair. But it ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I can’t read Philip Ball’s ambitious and eye-opening book without remembering the stupidest thing I ever heard ...

Web experts create DNA-style profiles of groceries to highlight the best deals. Using mineral water as an example, Johnny Stern said: "We'll say a bottle is one litre, it is still, it is this brand, ...