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

Like many viruses, the rabies virus has a relatively small genome compared to most organisms. Scientists have now revealed ...

It may not be as catchy a name as Iron Man, but in a fight you might be better off betting on Glass DNA Nanolattice Man instead. Engineers at the University of Connecticut have developed a very strong ...

Scientists were able to fabricate a pure form of glass and coat specialized pieces of DNA with it to create a material that was not only stronger than steel, but incredibly lightweight. Working on the ...

EVANSTON, IL, June 26, 2011 – QuesTek Innovations LLC supports the creation of the Materials Genome Initiative announced Friday by President Obama, and the further application of computational methods ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

The new round of industrial revolution requires a significant transformation in the mode of materials research and development. Materials genome engineering, aimed at accelerating the R&D of new ...

Mitochondria generate most of the body's energy. Variations in their genetic material have long been linked to neurological ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo materials scientist Amit Goyal recently served on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee that issued a consensus study ...

Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...