DNA

Patterning graphene with DNAFolded DNA templates allow researchers to precisely cut out graphene shapes, which could be used in electronic circuits.

Cardiac development needs more than protein-coding genesBiologists find that long non-coding RNA molecules are necessary to regulate differentiation of embryonic stem cells into cardiac cells.

Putting the squeeze on cellsBy deforming cells, researchers can deliver RNA, proteins and nanoparticles for many applications.

Editing the genome with high precisionNew method allows scientists to insert multiple genes in specific locations, delete defective genes.

Deciphering the language of transcription factorsA new method identifies the precise binding sites of transcription factors — proteins that regulate the production of other proteins — with 10 times the accuracy of its predecessors.

Researchers identify biochemical functions for most of the human genomeNew map provides a reference for interpreting function of disease-associated regions.

Study identifies enzymes needed to mend tissue damage after inflammationFindings may help predict colon cancer risk for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

A new look at prolonged radiation exposureMIT study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA.

Pinpointing how antibiotics workTeam uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria.

Getting to the root of geneticsManolis Kellis uses computational techniques to decipher human disease.

Study shows unified process of evolution in bacteria and sexual eukaryotesA single gene mutation can sweep through a population, opening the door for the concept of ‘species’ in bacteria.

Predicting how proteins will partnerAmy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions.

Metabolic errors can spell doom for DNANew study could explain why variant enzymes boost the risk of cancer for some people.

3 Questions: Evelyn Fox Keller on the nature-nurture debatesIn a new book, prominent historian of science dismisses the ‘unanswerable’ question of whether heredity or the environment matter more in human development.

A capital achievementIn White House ceremony, President Barack Obama presents JoAnne Stubbe with the National Medal of Science in recognition of enzyme research that led to cancer drug.

Biochemist JoAnne Stubbe wins National Medal of ScienceNation's top science honor goes to MIT biochemist for her role in helping reveal the mechanism of enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair