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

For decades, scientists thought the noncoding parts of DNA were useless leftovers. Today, that view has completely changed.

In October 1990, biologists officially embarked on one of the century’s most ambitious scientific efforts: reading the 3 billion pairs of genetic subunits — the A’s, T’s, C’s and G’s — that make up ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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