JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ...

The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to be conservative.

A protein long studied for its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia now appears to serve a second, equally critical function, safeguarding the integrity of human DNA.

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on ...

Researchers have found hundreds of metabolic enzymes attached to human DNA inside the cell nucleus. Different tissues and cancers show unique patterns of these enzymes, forming a “nuclear metabolic ...

Houston Methodist scientists have uncovered an unexpected side of a protein best known for its link to brain diseases. The ...

As part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, Charlotte Biology and Biotechnology (CBB) Exchange Group presents "Exploring the DNA Repair Pathway for Cancer Therapy," featuring Zhenkun Lou, Ph.D. Lou ...

If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt, part of the Rhine-Main University ...

Olaparib in Patients With Solid Tumors With ATM Alterations: Results From the Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR) Study High levels of DNA replication stress and defects in the ...