Some fungi live up to 2,500 years thanks to an internal system that eliminates harmful cells and prevents genetic mutations.

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...

Key PointsResearch on HIV's conical capsid that began over 25 years ago led to the development of lenacapavir, the world's ...

Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...

A research group at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has identified a candidate ...

A research group at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has identified a ...

After 10 years, members of the 4D Nucleome consortium have successfully completed the first phase of a project that aims to ...

There is a huge amount of DNA in most human cells, and that DNA has to be carefully compacted and organized so that it will ...

A groundbreaking experiment transforms skin cells into egg-like cells, offering hope for infertility treatments amidst ethical considerations.

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

UC San Diego researchers uncover enzyme behind cancer genome chaos, pointing to potential therapies for aggressive tumors.

As the planet heats, polar bears in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to warmer conditions, new research from the ...