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

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Depending on the type, some vitamins and minerals can be taken at any time of day, with or without food, while others require ...

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

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

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

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

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

New research reveals that aging immune cells can become locked in a self-sustaining inflammatory state, worsening the body’s ...

There's no escaping the unrelenting passage of time, but supercentenarians who live to see their 110th birthday have a ...