A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

Researchers found that losing a second protein, FIGNL1, allows cancer cells missing BRCA2 to restore DNA repair by reloading ...

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 Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories. “It’s ...

Using comparative molecular biology with human cGAS – which actually inhibits DNA repair – the scientists found that the naked mole-rat's enzyme has four key changes that facilitate the important work ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

Israel’s advocates fear that its conduct of the war has cost it the support of an entire generation of U.S. voters. By David M. Halbfinger Reporting from Jerusalem The war in Gaza may finally be ...

‘Animation companies are under pressure, being asked to do more with less each year.’ Enter Unreal Engine, Epic Games’ Rob Di Figlia argued at MipJunior In unveils, Di Figlia sneak-peeked a 90-second ...

For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can run in families, an idea that dates back to Hippocrates. Over time, researchers have become increasingly skilled at uncovering how ...

Crews have begun demolishing the former Animation Courtyard, with destruction now visible from within the park. The work is currently focused on the theater where Disney Jr. Play and Dance! was ...

Naked mole-rats are well known for both their wrinkly appearance and for their unexpectedly long lives. The source of this extended lifespan has been under scrutiny for decades. While many rodents are ...