Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the material in cells that carries all genetic information in humans, animals, plants, and all living cells. It’s passed down from parents to their offspring, and it’s ...

Our DNA is constantly being packed and unpacked. And there is a good reason for this: depending on its packing state, it performs different functions in the cell nucleus. For most of its life – this ...

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

Researchers say the catalog has already led to the identification of genetic mechanisms involved in kidney cancer and will ...

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

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division — a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according ...

Scientists have created egg-like cells capable of fertilization using DNA from ordinary skin cells in what could be a major ...

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for gay couples or women with fertility problems to have children they are both genetically related to ...

Epigenome editing has followed a similar path, in that more recent technological breakthroughs have enabled scientists to apply the discoveries made in previous decades. Epigenome editing performs a ...