Genes on the sex chromosomes would be expected to show different activity between men (with an X chromosome and a Y chromosome) and women (with two X chromosomes). However, most (90%) sex-biased genes ...

Scientists at NUS have found that DNA’s phosphate groups can guide chemical reactions like molecular “hands.” Chemists at the (NUS) have discovered an unexpected way to use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ...

Benitec Biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: BNTC) ('Benitec” or the 'Company”), a clinical-stage, gene therapy-focused, biotechnology company developing novel genetic medicines based on its proprietary DNA- ...

New data reveals differences in gene activity in the brains of men and women. They start in the womb and evolved millions of years ago ...

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. But advances in heart-failure therapeutics have ...

Bowhead whales produce a unique protein that repairs DNA damage, a discovery that could help humans extend lifespan and ...

What if the brain's response to stress could be read not in fleeting neurotransmitter bursts, but in the quieting of genes ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal, the bowhead whale, revealing a mechanism that could potentially prolong the human lifespan ...

Researchers can use messenger RNA to trigger the immune system to attack tumors. By stimulating cancer cells to produce a ...