This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells. | Genetics And Genomics ...

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

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

Antidepressants have strong impact on male brains — with the nature of the impact depending on the age of the subject — but ...

Researchers sequenced the genome of a sea spider, revealing it lacks whole-genome duplication seen in related arachnids. This ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

What makes a blueberry delightfully crisp or disappointingly mushy? In the largest study of its kind, researchers have delved ...

The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people ...