Brains with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) show DNA damage similar to Alzheimer’s. Study links genetic stress to ...

Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant ...

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

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years thanks to a protein that helps their cells repair DNA damage efficiently.

When melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) encounter significant DNA damage—particularly dangerous double-strand breaks, the stem ...

The study published in Nature found Bowhead whales have molecules that can help repair damaged DNA, a defence that helps fight cancer .

In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...

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

Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is chemoresistance: Tumors that initially respond well to chemotherapy ...

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