Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

Experts at leading health care conferences last month called for further research into the health effects of microplastics ...

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped ...

RNA vaccines train the immune system in a similar way to traditional vaccines, but they use a different strategy to get there ...

A new study from Cambridge genetic researchers is unraveling everything we thought we knew about human evolution.

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz's Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has yielded a new discovery: The proper transfer of genetic materials depends on ...

Me’s debacle should be a major wake-up call, reminding policymakers and all of us of the risks of giving access to our ...

New research has uncovered more about the complexity of human gene regulation by identifying certain sequences of proteins ...

By mapping the subcellular architecture and protein interactions within cells, researchers can better understand how mutations contribute to pediatric cancers and other conditions.

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the ‘language’ of the genome, offering insights into human development.

Human remains found near Garnett, Kansas in 1973 have been positively identified as a Kansas City, Kansas teen who ...