Not all DNA looks like the familiar double helix. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes under certain conditions. One such structure known as a G-quadruplex (G4) looks like a knot. These knot-like conformations can play important ...

Our DNA is arranged into chromosomes that carry a kind of protective shield at their ends, called telomeres. These protective caps are crucial to the stability of chromosomes, and when telomeres become dysfunctional, serious disorders, like certain types ...

OAKLAND — Police here have been forced to take extra investigative steps after learning their prime suspect in a 2023 carjacking has an identical twin brother. The 33-year-old man has already been charged with carjacking, gun possession by a felon and ...

Since the computer age began, storing and securing escalating data volumes has been a headache. But that problem could potentially be solved using DNA.

Neural networks are computing systems designed to mimic both the structure and function of the human brain. Caltech researchers have been developing a neural network made out of strands of DNA instead of electronic parts that carries out computation ...

As the search continues, Savannah Guthrie has announced on social media that she and Nancy Guthrie's other children are offering a $1 million reward for information that leads to locating their