Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by ...

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely ...

As people age, their immune systems deteriorate. This makes them more susceptible to infections and can mean that vaccines ...

Once failed in high school chemistry due to a teacher’s judgement, Tomas Lindahl later reshaped the same discipline. Awarded ...

A Google DeepMind invention that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict how DNA mutations behave could have a ...

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a blood test that looks for tiny pieces of cancer DNA released by dying cells, allowing doctors to detect cancer using a simple blood sample, Dr. Nicholas Hornstein ...

Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...