Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Abstract: Flash point (FP) critically determines the fire safety of transformer oils, yet ester-based oils, the sustainable alternative to mineral oils, face a critical trade-off between FP ...

For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture. DNA from a smoothie straw, prosecutors say, could now be the key ...

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Aapistie 5 A, 90220 Oulu, Finland Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Aapistie 5 A, 90220 Oulu, Finland ...

For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can run in families, an idea that dates back to Hippocrates. Over time, researchers have become increasingly skilled at uncovering how ...

Long live the naked mole rat. These wrinkly critters live about 37 years, thanks in part to an enzyme that helps regulate DNA repair. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers led by Tongji University’s Ying ...