A record player-like microscope and computer simulations solve a longtime mystery, showing that metal ions bridge DNA strands that would normally repel.

(Agnes Noy/Catley et al., Nucleic Acids Research, 2026) If you could peer inside a cell's nucleus, you would find DNA tightly packed into a remarkably small space. But that arrangement presents a ...

Researchers have captured the moment two DNA molecules zip together, overcoming their identical negative charges to pair up and revealing a mechanism that has puzzled scientists for more than 20 years ...

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different chemical force than natural genetic material. While the common natural DNA ...

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different chemical force than natural genetic material. While the common natural DNA ...

Groundbreaking research from the Universities of Sheffield and York has finally revealed how DNA molecules overcome their identical negative charges to pair up, a fundamental biological process ...

Furthermore, the researchers discovered that the DNA does not automatically pair equally with every sequence, with some DNA strands creating far stronger contacts than others. Something similar was ...

Artificial DNA letters beyond A, T, G, C break a fundamental pairing rule to produce nanostructures with new shapes, far greater durability, and an unexpected ability to self-sort. But the four-letter ...

Scientists often describe life as a series of chemical reactions. Pallav Kosuri, Ph.D., describes life as movement. Chemical reactions are how you drive the movement of atoms, proteins, cells and ...