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

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability ...

Claims that HIV has been permanently eradicated from people living with the virus are false. More research, refined delivery ...

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

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 ...

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 new blood-based HPV whole genome sequencing assay can detect circulating tumor HPV DNA more than 7 years before the ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

A recent study suggests that human stem cells age faster in space, potentially due to radiation and microgravity, but some damage might be reversible.

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. Their study, published in Nature ...

The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests ...