Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover genetic material from ancient viruses (called endogenous retroviruses or ...

An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...