When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things—including a crucial event that happened ...

Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

Scientists discover that a queen ants of the Messor genus produce males from another species to breed hybrid workers in ...

Scientists have turned an old idea on its head. A new paper reports that stretches of so-called “junk DNA” can help injured ...

Don’t ever underestimate the power of DNA on your beating heart, as it can be the root cause of heart failure. Dr. Travis Hinson, a cardiologist at UConn School of Medicine is trying to fix that.

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

How to take a stand against spurious and sensational claims about ‘timeless genius’, ‘hidden mysteries’ and ‘lost masterpieces rediscovered’ ...