A team of scientists at the University of Seville has identified an essential process that protects DNA integrity in reproductive cells, providing new clues about how organisms avoid genetic defects ...

Bowhead whales, Earth's longest-living mammals, produce a unique protein that repairs DNA damage. This discovery could help ...

The RAD52-DNA complex is a dynamic guardian of genomic stability. When this balance falters, cells may either self-destruct or, worse, turn cancerous.

Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) live year-round in the icy or near-icy waters of the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Although they ...

Is the key to living over 200 hidden in the icy sea of the Arctic? The bowhead whale, an 80,000-kilogram insulating blubber ...

Bowhead whales boost DNA repair to live centuries and extend human longevity potential Bowhead whale protein enhances ...

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

The development comes as Louvre director concedes, "We were defeated." PARIS -- In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, police ...

PARIS -- In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, police have found traces of DNA on items the thieves left behind in their ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca is redirecting traffic after a "catastropshic" water main break. The city posted on its Facebook page that around 3 p.m. on Oct. 18, a water main failure occurred ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Chromatin remodellers play a crucial role in ...

The secret to the naked mole-rats' extraordinarily long life may lie in subtle changes to just four amino acids, researchers report. According to a new study, evolutionary mutations in cGAS – an ...