In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in ...

Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered how DNA damage caused by a faulty DNA protection and repair system can ...

New preclinical findings highlight Telomir-1’s ability to reverse CDKN2A gene silencing by DNA methylation, reactivating this ...

For decades, scientists thought the noncoding parts of DNA were useless leftovers. Today, that view has completely changed.

Scientists show how stem cells process DNA with speed and precision, revealing principles that could lead to programmable DNA ...

Researchers reveal epigenetic memory works like a dimmer switch, enabling more cell types than previously recognized.

Researchers have found that human stem cells are constantly under stress in the microgravity of space, activating the "dark ...

Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have ...

New research shows rapamycin’s powers go beyond slowing cell growth. It appears to shield DNA itself from damage. Since DNA ...

A traditional cassette tape holds roughly 10 to 12 songs on each side, but 328 feet of this DNA cassette tape could hold the ...

When cells are healthy, we don't expect them to suddenly change cell types. A skin cell on your hand won't naturally morph ...

Our increasingly digitized world has a data storage problem. Hard drives and other storage media are reaching their limits, ...