New research sheds light on how electrons interact with the innate vibrations within DNA molecules, known as phonons, which ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have reconciled two closely related but contentious mechanisms underlying ...

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

Researchers surveyed the DNA of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient Romanian cat remains, Egyptian cat mummies, and modern African wildcat specimens.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

In 1968 James Watson published The Double Helix, his highly personalized and controversial account of the events. It ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after ...

A University of Alberta research team has identified a DNA structure that activates the immune system in cancer cells that ...

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

Test, developed by University of Cambridge, looks at structure of tumour DNA and forecasts whether it will resist treatment ...

Newborn babies in England will have their DNA mapped to predict and treat serious diseases, under new plans set out by the government. In comments first reported in the Daily Telegraph, Health ...