Males imprint their DNA by adding methyl modifications to it in a way that alters the activity of genes in order to promote ...

We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting ...

Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

Scientists identified 473 human genes that act as genetic “on/off switches,” shaping disease risk through tissue-specific or ...

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

People who have frequent nightmares appear to have a tripled risk of premature death, according to a new study.

A new study by researchers at the Imperial College London has revealed that children born to wealthy families do not have a ...

A comparative study shows that marine worms shattered their genome and rebuilt it in a radically different form when they first emerged from the sea 200 million years ago ...

One of the most popular sci-fi show characters to have come out of Britain, the Doctor is a character that we would all like to be friends with. Created by Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber, and Donald ...

Repositioning genes awakens fetal hemoglobin to treat disease. CRISPR editing may change future gene therapy. Researchers ...

Every day, our bodies perform around 330 billion cell divisions to keep us alive and functioning. These divisions rely on the ...

Chemotherapy seeks to destroy tumor cells and has been a standard treatment for cancer for decades. However, it doesn't ...