DNA

A new study demonstrates “I ka wā mamua, ka wā ma hope,” or “the future is in the past”

After 12 years at the helm of the top biomedical research agency, the geneticist will return to running his lab by year’s end

Pioneers of mRNA vaccines and next-generation sequencing techniques are among the winners of science’s most lucrative awards

Genetic data could lead to more personalized, meaningful education, but only if parents, teachers and policymakers understand genetics well enough to correctly use the information

Using the CRISPR–Cas9 system, scientists can do much more than gene editing—they can boost gene transcription or use fluorescent proteins to paint and track a chromosome. In this Nature Video animation, several innovative uses for CRISPR are outlined and explained. 

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 31, 2017. It is a Nature Video production.

Tamed cats spread across the globe beginning almost 10,000 years ago, becoming the rodent-killing helpers of early farmers, mariners and Vikings.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on June 19, 2017. It is a Nature Video production.

The fruity with a hint of double helix assertion is not backed by strong science

The controversial requirement would require 3.5 million people to submit samples to a new government database

Paleogenetics confirm that the cave lion was a species all its own

A warming climate and humans acted as a one-two punch

Five intriguing discoveries and recent news items 

DNA origami—the art of folding DNA—has expanded hugely in the 10 years since its conception. Nature Video finds out how you can fold DNA into robots.

This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on March 18, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.