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

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

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

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

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

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

MIT scientists have overturned the belief that genome structure vanishes during cell division. Using high-resolution genome ...

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 ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...