DNA is the blueprint of the human body. However, tens of thousands of DNA lesions occur in our bodies every day. In ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Texas A&M University have documented at least 522 autosomal sites where DNA ...

A new technology allows scientists to map, in single cells, the DNA binding sites of transcription factors and other regulatory proteins that control gene activity, according to a study led by ...

DNA sits in sunlight every day, absorbing ultraviolet radiation that can set off the kind of chemical changes linked to ...

The specific DNA repair pathway affected is predictive of the kinds of mutations, the tumor drug sensitivity, and the treatment outcome. The study of rare inherited DNA repair disorders, such as ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a safer and more precise way to study how genes function in living tissues by refining a recently developed CRISPR-based genetic technique in fruit ...

Researchers in the lab of Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Xing Wang discovered the influential role of structural chirality, or “handedness”, of a DNA nanostructure to dictate cancer cell ...

Study identifies distinct DNA methylation patterns linked to ageing and type 2 diabetes, offering new insights into islet ...

A new study suggests melatonin supplements may help night shift workers boost their body's DNA repair processes, potentially offsetting some of the damage linked to working overnight. The findings are ...

An analysis of the DNA from living descendants has identified sailors aboard the 1845 Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage.