How to Turn a Chicken Egg Into a Drug Factory

To build their first flock of engineered chickens, the Neion Bio team inserted genes into primordial germ cells to produce a ...
Phys.org

Chemists create complex DNA structures without hydrogen bonds

No "sticky ends"? No problem. A new study by NYU chemists finds that DNA tiles can assemble into 3D structures without the sticky cohesion of hydrogen bonding. This finding, published in Nature ...
Nature

How can fast-evolving DNA retain a fundamental function in cell division?

Adele L. Marston is in the Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK. Centromeres vary widely in size and DNA sequence, ranging from ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2015, a paleoanthropology team ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Found 6,000-Year-Old Human Remains. No Other People Share Their DNA.

An analysis of bones from ancient people who once lived in Colombia has discovered DNA that does not directly connect them to any other ancient or modern population in South America. It is thought ...