Researchers have successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BCE to 400 CE, including the first genome-wide nuclear data…
In a newly published study scientists from MIT reveal evidence that eukaryotes — the domain of life comprising animals, plants, and protists — were present…
A UCLA led study reveals that DNA patterns can unlock how glucose metabolism drives cancer. FINDINGS A UCLA-led study of DNA patterns in tumor cells…
Newly published research details how biological engineers from MIT developed a way to record complex histories in the DNA of human cells, allowing them to…
Using structural knowledge of Cas9, scientists have overcome a key CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing hurdle and developed a highly specific genome-editing tool. Researchers at the Broad…
A team of scientists has discovered genes that are involved in physical aging. By influencing only one of these genes, the healthy lifespan of laboratory…
By using epigenetic information from just nine regions of the human genome, a new algorithm can predict the sexual orientation of males with up to…
A team of scientists from MIT, Harvard and Wageningen University have developed a new system for human genome editing that has potential to increase the…
Biological engineers from MIT have designed a modular system of proteins that can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a…
Brown University researchers have designed a nanoscale cage that can trap a single DNA strand and allow before-and-after sequencing of the same DNA strand. Providence,…
A team of researchers has created the first 3D maps of entire folded genomes, identifying approximately 10,000 folding loops in the human genome. In a…
Biological engineers from MIT have developed a new computer model that enables them to design the most complicated 3D structures ever made from DNA, including…
New research from MIT reveals that engineered E. coli can store long-term memories of chemical exposure and other events in their DNA. MIT engineers have…
New research shows that certain peptides degrade under UV light by first passing through a triplet quantum state, a reactive arrangement that can cause greater…
In a newly published study, Yale biologists and colleagues describe a key quality control mechanism that protects new cells from inheriting defective nuclear pore complexes….
Chemical engineers from MIT have developed a new method to detect epigenetic modifications, which could offer a new way to choose the best treatment for…
After more than 50 years of research, biologists now have a picture of the molecular machines that allow the lambda virus to insert or remove…
A newly published study details how researchers at The Scripps Research Institute were able to create the first living organism with an expanded genetic alphabet….