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 ...

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

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence has gotten a bad reputation lately, and often for good reason. But a team of scientists at Google’s ...

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.