Famous examples of a challenge breakthrough include Frederick August Kekulé’s dream of the structure of benzene in 1865 and James Watson and Francis Crick’s discovery of base pairing in the DNA double ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

One hypothesis is that the atomic structure of bismuth constrains electron movement in a way that mimics the behavior of topological materials, recently discovered exotic substances whose surfaces ...

Scientists have finally captured footage of the microscopic machinery that allows our cells to copy DNA—a fundamental process ...

New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

Spit in a tube and, for about $100, discover secrets held by your DNA. That was the promise of 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic-testing company. It proved popular—more than 15m customers ...

Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...

Ram Mohan looks at how bismuth — a remarkably harmless element among the toxic heavy metals in the periodic table — has sparked interest in areas varying from medicinal to industrial chemistry.

The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions. By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease ...

The "Going Blonde" singer, who was adopted, recently shared that she reconnected with her brother Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...