As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Scientists have uncovered a gut-specific epigenetic aging mechanism that links inflammation and iron imbalance to cancer risk ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Lower ovarian reserve was associated with accelerated pace of aging and higher risk scores for metabolic disease. Learn more ...

Scientists have recently been learning more about the importance of small bits of circular genetic material known as extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA). These little circles of DNA can hitch a ride with ...