A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific world. Developed from a ...

A major new study has revealed that the genes we inherit at birth play a much larger role in cancer than previously ...

The DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

Me’s debacle should be a major wake-up call, reminding policymakers and all of us of the risks of giving access to our ...

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...