A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

The longest living vertebrate on Earth may have a thing or two to teach us about maintaining our eyesight into old age. New ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), ...

Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...

Scientists have discovered male human DNA on a chalk drawing that may have been created by the famous artist and scientist.

Thanks to genetic science, gene editing, and techniques like cloning, it’s now possible to move DNA through time, studying ...

Researchers say discoveries could expand the CRISPR toolbox and lead to more efficient, rapid diagnostic tools for detecting COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.