Each cell of the human body contains two meters of DNA. The whole secret lies in the intricate three-dimensional arrangement that allows DNA strands to be efficiently organized and compacted within ...

In a study published in Nature, researchers report the successful in vitro reconstitution of meiotic DNA double-strand breaks ...

Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA transcripts.

Drones have the potential to enhance nuclear deterrence, but they also introduce significant risks in terms of escalation control and first-strike stability. Drones and other autonomous vehicle ...

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

The five earliest-identified DNA polymerases (α, β, δ, ε and γ) are essential proteins that have key roles in nuclear DNA- or mitochondrial DNA-mediated transactions. Recently identified ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for ...

It was a secret nuclear-powered city built deep within a glacier. Its true legacy is only now being revealed. Workers test one of the polar station’s 15 escape hatches. When this image and ...

There were no calamitous new developments last year with respect to nuclear weapons—but this is hardly good news. Longstanding concerns about nuclear weapons—involving the modernization and expansion ...

Perhaps even more vulnerable are the startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear and natural gas capacity. Nuclear power, in particular, has been on the cusp of a ...

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, tensions between Russia and NATO have intensified, with repeated threats of nuclear escalation. The U.S. is a close ally ...

So while ITER continues to face delays, perfecting the science of nuclear fusion continues in haste.