A simple mechanical model to effectively implement the well-known double-stranded structure and the elasticity of DNA on a nano-meter scale has been developed by Jae-Hyung Jeon and Wokyung Sung of ...

Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, but a wave of new research suggests their genetic material may ...

James Watson’s discovery of DNA’s structure, the double helix, with Francis Crick in 1953, revolutionized human understanding of how life works, but other pioneering scientists paved the way for their ...

Billions of years ago, when the Earth was in its infancy and biology hadn't even gotten going, the precursors to the first living organisms were probably self-replicating strands of RNA. Scientists ...

Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It's a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

The research duo also showed analytically how a wormlike-chainlike elastic model, frequently used in DNA mechanics, can be derived by using their new model. It is used to explain the bending and twist ...