Researchers extracted DNA from long-dead animals that lived in South Africa during the last ice age, revealing that genetic ...

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"Complex chemical processes are essential for making DNA." This long-held assumption in the field of biotechnology has been ...

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The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’ ...

Newborn mice neurons can snap both DNA strands to migrate, then repair the breaks within a day. The process may be a normal part of brain development.

Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Every day, billions of cells in your body ...

Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets—one that could significantly advance early cancer detection. The study, led by the University of Oxford and published in ...

Researchers extracted DNA from animals that lived in South Africa during the last ice age, revealing that genetic material ...