One small compartment inside the nucleus has come into focus with regards to aging: the nucleolus. Its main job is simple and ...

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...

The immune system faces a delicate balancing act: it must be aggressive enough to fight infections and cancer, yet restrained ...

Every second, millions of blood cells are produced in the human body, and about 90% of the cells replaced daily are blood ...

Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein, Dsup. Learning how could help protect humans against ...