A research team has developed technology to program strands of DNA into switches that turn proteins on and off. This technology could lead to the development of new cancer therapies and other drugs.

DNA has an important job—it tells your cells which proteins to make. Now, a research team at the University of Delaware has developed technology to program strands of DNA into switches that turn ...

Smart DNA: Programming the Molecule of Life for Work and Play Logic gates made of DNA could one day operate in your bloodstream, collectively making medical decisions and taking action.

University researchers have developed a programming language that engineers could use to build artificial DNA molecules that can be embedded into human cells.

Biological engineers based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report that they have created a programming language that allows even biology’s newbies to rapidly design complex, DNA ...

DNA evidence that once took days to process could now provide a break in a case in just 90 minutes. The state police have expanded their Rapid DNA program, implementing 15 fully automated genetic ...

Happy DNA Day! 61 years ago today, the molecular structure of DNA was revealed to the world in the pages of Nature. The double helix is now emblematic of the programming language of life, and our ...

DNA has an important job--it tells your cells which proteins to make. Now, a research team at the University of Delaware has developed technology to program strands of DNA into switches that turn ...