Scientists found that DNA’s phosphate groups can direct chemical reactions to make the correct mirror-image form of drug ...

Chemists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new use for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), not just as ...

Scientists at NUS have found that DNA’s phosphate groups can guide chemical reactions like molecular “hands.” Chemists at the (NUS) have discovered an unexpected way to use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ...

The RNA world hypothesis suggests that RNA, rather than DNA, was the primary genetic material in early life. RNA has the ...

James Watson, whose co-discovery of DNA’s structure brought genetics to the forefront of scientific research before his remarks about the intelligence of Black people caused public outrage, has died.

Using an enzyme called terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase, the team strung together long chains of DNA in the presence of ...

We have written about the promise of gene therapy to correct genetic disease many times. An exciting development happened ...

James Watson’s work helped bring genetics to the forefront of scientific research, but controversial remarks on race clouded ...

A new initiative is underway in Karnataka to increase soil fertility and protection—focusing on sugarcane, but extendable to ...