For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Scientists have recently been learning more about the importance of small bits of circular genetic material known as extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA). These little circles of DNA can hitch a ride with ...

Lower ovarian reserve was associated with accelerated pace of aging and higher risk scores for metabolic disease. Learn more ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...