Why cells grow to just the right size has long baffled scientists. Too small ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...

DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to ...

A cutting-edge therapy using base-edited immune cells is offering a major breakthrough for patients with one of the toughest ...

Researchers linked users to a higher rate of skin cell mutation, especially in places usually protected from sun exposure.

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Use of tanning beds nearly triples the risk of developing melanoma, and it also damages the DNA of skin cells across the body ...

A cutting-edge base-edited CAR T-cell therapy is opening a revolutionary new frontier for patients battling aggressive T-cell ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process can cause alterations in genomic DNA, promoting cellular ageing, cancer, ...