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

Switches' in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer's ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

Randomness inside cells can decide whether a cancer returns after chemotherapy or whether an infection survives antibiotics.

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

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

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

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

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

A trio of mRNA molecules could help guard against the harmful effects of aging on immune cells, a study in mice finds. A new ...

The microbial toxin colibactin has just the right shape to snuggle up to DNA — but its embrace is unfortunately more cancerous than cozy. Colibactin is produced by bacteria in the gut and causes ...