The Atlas blue butterfly is quietly turning into one of the most surprising discoveries in modern biology. It is not famous ...

Scientists are uncovering the intricate shapes and processes of DNA that go far beyond the textbook double helix. From visualizing tangled structures with nanometer precision to decoding how cells ...

J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, ...

Cell division is one of the most fundamental and complex processes underpinning life. In human cells, thousands of molecules ...

Venter led the private effort to sequence the human genome and created the first synthetic bacterial cell while launching ...

DNA replication is usually a very precise, templated process, but some enzymes are capable of "doodling," which might lead to ...