In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in ...

Spending time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) induced aging-like changes in a group of cells key for the health ...

A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new ...

Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and ...

The rigors of space travel could accelerate changes in the human body usually associated with aging. According to a new study of human tissues sent into low-Earth orbit, time in space reduces cell ...

University of Oxford-led research finds low-dose rapamycin functions as a genomic protector in aging human immune cells, ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have discovered that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a common human virus closely linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), can change the 3D structure of ...

New preclinical findings highlight Telomir-1’s ability to reverse CDKN2A gene silencing by DNA methylation, reactivating this ...