DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. It is the fundamental blueprint of life, containing genetic instructions for traits and ...

Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Polyethyleneimines (PEIs) are extensively researched as non-viral vectors for gene and medication delivery because of their ...

Kenneth J. Breslauer, whose work helped lay the foundation for many of today’s major advances in genetics and precision ...

Naked mole rat's unique DNA repair mechanism may hold key to longevity and age-related research breakthroughs.

For decades, chemistry students have learned a simple truth: polar and nonpolar substances don’t mix. Water and oil stay ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

Researchers say findings help to bridge the structure of the genome to its function in managing how genes are turned on and off.

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...