What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and ...

Researchers have created human embryos by taking nuclei from ordinary skin cells, placing them into donated eggs, and ...

Researchers say findings help to bridge the structure of the genome to its function in managing how genes are turned on and off.

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Advances in genome editing are transforming the treatment for rare genetic diseases, as seen in the case of seven-month-old ...

Learn how early humans evolved at a much faster rate than other apes, adapting larger brains as they developed new ways to ...

Stress also affects telomeres, which are protective caps at the end of chromosomes that shorten each time a cell divides and are considered a biological marker of aging. Meanwhile, registered ...

From grade-school “remedial” teaching to the Nobel stage, molecular biologist Carol W. Greider turned obstacles into fuel for ...