Browsing: DNA

Imagine trying to develop a new aircraft without blueprints or treat a disease without at least an anatomical atlas and…

Credit: man_at_mouse/Getty Images A new fluorescent sensor is giving scientists an unprecedented view of how cells respond to DNA damage,…

Nature, Published online: 20 November 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03697-ySubtle genomic variations between humans and Neanderthals provide clues to how DNA shapes our…

Cell cultureThe GBM39 neurosphere cell line has been previously described60: it is derived from a patient with glioblastoma undergoing surgery…

Cell-free DNA released into circulation reveals disease processes and pathogens behind sepsis.Image credit: © iStock, solarsevenWhen cells in the body die,…

Credit: Christoph Bock/Wikimedia Commons High-performance enzyme engineering company Watchmaker Genomics recently launched TAPS+, a novel technology that allows for simultaneous…

James Watson, PhD, sporting a double-helix T-shirt on his 90th birthday, as his wife Elizabeth looks on. [Kevin Davies] James…

Credit: Keystone Press/AlamyHamilton (Ham) Smith co-discovered type II restriction enzymes, molecular scissors that cut DNA at precise sequence sites, which…

A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.1Tardigrades, often called water…

James Watson, one of the 20th century’s most famous scientists, passed away on Thursday (November 6). He was 97.Watson was…