DNA folding is more important for cell function than previously thought, finding that even the most subtle changes in DNA’s ...

Vitamin D plays a vital role in the human body, far beyond just keeping bones strong. It helps your muscles move, allows your ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, ...

A new clinical trial suggests magnesium supplements may boost gut bacteria that help block the development of colon cancer – ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

This research underscores how biology and computation are merging. Generative AI — already used to design proteins and materials — is now crafting the genetic code of living systems. That blurs the ...

Researchers led by Dubravka Vučićević at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, published in “Cell Genomics,” can reveal the genetic ...

New in vitro results show Telomir-1 adds KDM5 family inhibition to its previously reported KDM2/KDM6 and DNA methylation ...

Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being genetically engineered for the dining table. Similar meat products could soon be sold ...

Japan’s Keio University awards the prize annually to honor contributions in medicine and life sciences. Brangwynne is being ...

High school textbooks may frame evolution as a thing of the past, but it is very much alive, said Dr. Arkhat Abzhanov, a ...

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...