A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

New work shows that physical folding of the genome to control genes located far away may have been a critical turning point for life on Earth. For evolutionary biologists, what most distinguishes the ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

The best home DNA kits can provide a window into our ancestry, genetic traits, and overall health. They can trace family ...