A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology, ...

By applying voltage to electrically control a new "transistor" membrane, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National ...

Physical forces from gravity, muscle contraction, and more have strong impacts on how the cells in our bodies behave. For ...

DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic material—storing and transmitting biological information through the precise sequence of its bases. For decades, this ...

A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface ...

According to the team, the discovery will help develop banana varieties that are more resistant to Fusarium wilt. While the ...

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.

Yet when it comes to scratching all of those dry patches, something inside our brains signals when it’s time to stop. That moment of relief is not accidental, and scientists have now pinpointed the ...