Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...

What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades.

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

"For the first time, scientists have shown that DNA from ordinary body cells can be placed into an egg, activated, and made ...

Scientists discovered four protein changes that help naked mole rats repair DNA faster. These small tweaks may explain their ...

Visualizing and quantifying DNA replication dynamics in living human cells remains challenging. Here, a new super-resolution ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

Understanding the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells has important implications for cancer immunotherapies, ...

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for gay couples or women with fertility problems to have children they are both genetically related to ...