Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Gray hair is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, according to a new study by researchers in Japan, the presence of gray hair ...

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

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

In a study led by the University of Tokyo and published earlier this month in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers ...

The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their longevity. These burrow-dwelling rats have a maximum life span of nearly ...