Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead of two—and it ... how the tiny reptile repairs its DNA and prevents harmful mutations.