Discover the nutrients that support methylation, a critical biochemical process affecting everything from detoxification to ...

A new structural blueprint paves the way for improved targeting of cancer cells, particularly those with BRCA1 and BRCA2 ...

Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

Each of us has enough DNA to reach from here to the sun and back, more than 300 times. How is all of that DNA packaged so tightly into chromosomes and squeezed into a tiny nucleus? Histones are a ...

Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues behind the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, a species that can live ...

A team of scientists built a computer model of a critical NER component called the pre-incision complex (PInC) that plays a ...

A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates ...

RNA molecules carry instructions from DNA for making proteins that carry ... This information enables researchers to decipher how genes function in different parts of an organism, how they enable ...

Researchers at Georgia State University used the Summit supercomputer to study an elaborate molecular pathway called ...

The Greenland shark likes to stick around, with some estimates suggesting a lifespan of more than 500 years – and a new study ...

Discover the science behind premature aging, from sun damage and oxidative stress to poor sleep and nutrition, plus ...