In a newly published article in Nature Genetics, researchers from the University of Chicago have identified tumor ...

For the first time, scientists have 3-D printed objects within living cells, including a 10-micrometer long elephant and tiny “barcodes” that could help track individual cells. Remarkably, many of the ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

Magic mushrooms have been extensively studied for their potential mental health benefits, yet new research suggests that the ...

A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found ...

People who lived through the Irish Potato Famine, enslavement in Trinidad and Icelandic measles epidemics all have something in common: Women outlive men in dire circumstances.

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are ...