A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

All living organisms are known to inherit genes, DNA sequences that contain instructions for producing specific proteins and ...

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...

Air pollution may switch off genes that make healthy sperm, scientists have discovered. Previous studies have shown that men ...

A groundbreaking study of over 2,000 men reveals that exposure to common outdoor pollutants causes epigenetic changes in ...

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has uncovered how one of the most common ...

In this series, ‘Genomics 101’, we go back to basics and explore some of the most important topics in genomics. In this blog, ...

A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high ...

Could a viral infection you experience today cause mental health disorders for generations of your descendants? Absolutely.

In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in transcribing DNA into RNA, and ribosomes, which bring up the rear translating ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...

The Indian government has strengthened oversight of cell and gene therapies by bringing the novel modalities into the ...