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.

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

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

Treyson Wallace was diagnosed with Argonaut syndrome at the Undiagnosed Disease Program at UW-Madison's Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine.

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose ...

Opening statements began in the trial of an illegal immigrant charged with murdering Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

The wife of a missing retired Green Beret was arrested Friday after his DNA matched human remains found in a pond near his Cumberland County home, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said in a ...