Prosecutors learned authorities weren't always getting DNA from convicted felons. When prosecutors learned that Minnesota authorities weren't always getting DNA from convicted felons, Ramsey County ...

Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers. They screen their ...

Expansions of CTG/CAG trinucleotide repeats, thought to involve slipped DNAs at the repeats, cause numerous diseases including myotonic dystrophy and Huntington's disease. By unknown mechanisms, ...

Inactivation of mismatch repair (MMR) causes inherited and sporadic cancers 1. These tumours exhibit microsatellite instability (MSI) - length alterations within short repeats. MSI is a diagnostic and ...

DNA-binding proteins accomplish the remarkable feat of finding their correct target sequences within a sea of genomic DNA. A new study uses NMR spectroscopy to show the mechanism by which proteins may ...

Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help... AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past ...