With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human cells stop multiplying for ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells.

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells ...

Most of them come from a subset of viruses called retroviruses, which infect host cells and then trick them into making the proteins that they need to replicate. Occasionally, a retrovirus will embed ...

The bowhead whale’s remarkable lifespan and low cancer risk stem from a finely tuned DNA repair system driven by a unique protein, CIRBP. Scientists found that this mechanism not only preserves the ...