Researchers at the Center for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

Standard genetic sequencing approaches can tell you a lot about the genetic makeup and activity in a sample, like a piece of ...

Scientists in The Wistar Institute lab of David B. Weiner, Ph.D., have described a next-generation vaccination technology ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

What if you could take a picture of every gene inside a living organism—not with light, but with DNA itself? Scientists at ...

Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at ...

Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

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UCLA Health researchers say study findings uncover Huntington's disease mechanisms and pave new ways to develop treatments.

A DNA nanomachine selectively targets skin cancer by detecting microRNA-7, activating phototherapy and releasing chemotherapy ...