While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade ...

All cells, even kidney cells, retain surprisingly detailed memories. How does this affect our everyday life? We will soon ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Unlike subcutaneous fat that lies just beneath our skin, visceral fat accumulates around our internal abdominal organs, ...

Some DNA damage evades repair for years, causing repeated mutations during cell division, increasing cancer risk, especially ...

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms.

Could a new organ reshape who you are? The mysterious link between organ transplants, cellular memory, and identity.

A stem cell clinic the FDA found to be operating illegally plans to appeal the agency's authority to the Supreme Court. The ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

The substantial data supporting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy and exosomes for androgenic alopecia have yet to convince ...

Scientists have discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now, researchers believed that these so-called SMC motors that make loops into DNA could move in one ...