In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in ...

Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have ...

University of Oxford-led research finds low-dose rapamycin functions as a genomic protector in aging human immune cells, ...

When cells are healthy, we don't expect them to suddenly change cell types. A skin cell on your hand won't naturally morph ...

Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a novel process that protects the ends of chromosomes from incorrectly applied DNA repair.. | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

While scientists are amassing a fair amount of data regarding our gut microbiomes, the oral microbiome is a bit of a new ...

New preclinical findings highlight Telomir-1’s ability to reverse CDKN2A gene silencing by DNA methylation, reactivating this gene – often called the body’s natural “cell cycle brake.” These results ...