Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a ...

Microbiologist John van der Oost of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further develop a promising CRISPR-based approach to cancer treatment. With ...

As people age, their immune systems deteriorate. This makes them more susceptible to infections and can mean that vaccines ...

Scientists have found a way to pinpoint what cells in the body a sample of DNA has come from.

If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by ...

Viral DNA that is usually dismissed when sequencing the human genome could help to uncover useful information about complex ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During ...

Scientists at Google DeepMind —the company’s artificial intelligence research arm—say they’ve created an A.I. tool that can ...

Our genome isn’t as peaceful as it looks—some DNA elements are constantly trying to disrupt it. Scientists studying fruit ...

A new AI model by Google DeepMind can decipher DNA and predict mutations, opening new doors for disease research. View on ...

A Google DeepMind invention that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict how DNA mutations behave could have a ...