Scientists from Skoltech and the University of Potsdam have developed a physical theory that sheds light on how molecular ...

Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

The domestication of dogs began approximately 30,000-50,000 years ago with Eurasian gray wolves, marking the first time any ...

Processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the continual renewal of cells all rely on cell division. In this process, chromosomes must be evenly distributed between two daughter cells. Even ...

If left to their own devices, strawberry runners can ruin slow up a healthy crop. New research aims to find the parts of DNA that control runner growth.

ASU professor Lindsay Smith discussed how DNA forensics and other technologies can promote social justice in Latin America.

This week's cover of the international journal 'Nature' features a circular geometric painting inspired by the 'Orphism' of ...

The mechanics of the onset of cancer or neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease or ALS remain a mystery.

Researchers at NYU Langone Health propose a model that could explain how cancer cells adapt to environmental stress, an ...

A long-standing mystery in cancer treatment is how tumor cells so often become resistant to drugs, even ones they have never encountered before.

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 13 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading ...