Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

DNA is composed of four types of nucleotides, or bases, each designated by a letter: adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C) – or CGAT for short. These bases intertwine in a spiral ...

The building blocks of DNA have been found in samples returned to Earth from an asteroid, suggesting life rained down from ...

Researchers have uncovered a way to manipulate DNA at the atomic level using electric field gradients to control nitrogen nuclear spins. Their findings suggest that DNA could be used as both a storage ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, ...

After sequencing, the duet proprietary software aligns and compares sequence information from the original and copy strands, computing resolved bases that have both genetic and epigenetic information.

Asteroids, small airless bodies within the inner solar system, are theorized to have contributed water and chemical building blocks of life to Earth billions of years ago. Although meteorites on Earth ...

DNA is the molecular basis of heredity, the inherited traits that pass between generations in a person's family tree.

DNA damage is distinct from a mutation. While a mutation is one of the standard four DNA bases (A, G, T or C) in the wrong place, similar to a spelling mistake, DNA damage is chemical alteration ...