DNA, often called the blueprint of life, is built from four chemical building blocks known as deoxy-nucleoside triphosphates ...

MSK researchers are shedding new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that can cause DNA replication to stall. The structures are a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Image ...

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals ...

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent stem cells that can produce all cell types of an organism. ES cells proliferate rapidly and have been thought to experience high levels of intrinsic ...

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

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A study reveals the secrets behind the rodent’s remarkable ability to live 10 times longer than expected, without cancer or ...

A major US study reveals that marijuana use leaves measurable chemical traces in DNA, altering genes related to mental health ...

Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of ...