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 ...

Scientists mapped hidden DNA switches in brain support cells to understand how gene control may influence Alzheimer’s disease ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

Scientists have uncovered a gut-specific epigenetic aging mechanism that links inflammation and iron imbalance to cancer risk ...