"Telomeres are special (genetic) sequences found at the ends of chromosomes, which are very long DNA molecules. Telomeres are ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

Scientists may have just made a breakthrough in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF)—one that could sidestep a ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

German scientists claim to have “rejuvenated” human eggs for the first time in an advance that they predict could ...

Scientific progress depends on results that can be repeated – yet across disciplines, too many experiments fail that test.

In its effort to correlate genomic structure with gene function, the 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN), led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., ...

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...