Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

According to a recent international study, fragments of ancient viral DNA once considered "junk" may in fact play a role in ...

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

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question. The publication of two papers ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – Understanding the intricate process of aging has been a subject of fascination for scientists and researchers. While aging is a natural part of life, recent studies have shed light on ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers-about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by ...

The Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs, the most of any animal, and its DNA may reveal insights into evolution and ...

An international team of scientists has revealed how rogue rings of DNA that float outside of our chromosomes ... UK and the ...

Lead authors Marlon Goering, Ph.D., and Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychology in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, say two risk factors for early puberty parents can monitor are a ...

Maria Jasin, PhD, whose research on DNA repair has transformed our understanding of cancers, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Greengard Prize.

For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in ...