The bacterium Segatella copri is one of the most common inhabitants of the human gut. In their latest study, researchers at ...

In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors. Environmental influences such as light, ...

Like many viruses, the rabies virus has a relatively small genome compared to most organisms. Scientists have now revealed how the rabies virus can take control of cells even though its genome only ...

Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the ...

Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, ...

Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously pack their genetic material - a breakthrough that could help researchers ...

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On 25 April 1953, Watson and Crick published an article, in the acclaimed journal “Nature” titled “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribonucleic acid”. The one-page article ...

Ryan Kelly is in awe of what floats invisibly in the air. “It is completely mind-blowing,” says Kelly, who studies environmental DNA (eDNA) at the University of Washington in Seattle. “We are ...