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Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template, opening new paths for synthetic biology and ...

The treatment of leukaemia among children could be made more precise with fewer side effects with the help of more accurate methods of diagnosis. A new study led by Umeå University, Sweden, reveals ...

Most gene-editing tools are blind to context. Point them at a DNA sequence and they cut, whether that sequence sits inside a ...

New research suggests DNA may not need activation, challenging a long-held idea about how life began and reshaping ...

Eye spots, color patterns that resemble the eyes of vertebrates, on butterfly wings are common in nature. A research team involving the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) ...