Scientist have long tried to unlock the secrets of helping people live longer at the cellular level, where aging occurs in ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted ...

HR mechanisms generally achieve accurate repair of DNA damage. Double-stranded breaks ... are a major source of variation between individual humans and are an underlying factor in human evolution ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more ...

It’s a new way to create “bi-paternal” mice that can survive to adulthood—but human applications are still a long way off.

This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

SMC proteins can reverse direction, reshaping DNA and solving key scientific debates. This discovery could impact research on ...

A new AI model can predict which genes are "switched on" in any cell, shedding light on how genes are regulated and ...

Andrew Teschendorff, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is developing computational systems-biological tools to ...