Women in their 60s and 70s could theoretically one day give birth to genetically related children, according to scientists pioneering a breakthrough technique that converts DNA from skin cells into ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic tangles overwhelm normal repair pathways, cells flip on a fast but error-prone ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a method to visualize different types of chromatin and reveal their distinct ...

Randomness inside cells can decide whether a cancer returns after chemotherapy or whether an infection survives antibiotics.

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...