The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a ...

As we age, the genes in our cells accumulate more mutations. This is one of the contributory factors to age-related diseases ...

Mitochondrial mutations don't seem to build up in women's eggs as they age, which suggests they may have evolved a mechanism ...

Scientists have developed a chemical method to reverse aging in human cells without the need for genetic modification.

The DNA in our cells is constantly damaged, with the most severe being the simultaneous breakage of both strands that compose ...

Cancer cells mount an instant, energy‑rich response to being physically squeezed, according to a study published in the ...

A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought. The virus, known as beta-HPV, was ...

The human genetic blueprint is deceptively simple. Our genes are tightly wound into 46 X-shaped structures called chromosomes. Crafted by evolution, they carry DNA and replicate when cells divide, ...

Zev Gartner, PhD, has focused on the next best thing: His lab is building fully functioning 3-D human tissue, cell by cell. It sounds straight out of a Frankenstein novel, but Gartner is working to ...

Using the stem cell material, the researchers built tiny chunks of brain tissue called organoids. The tissue is human in origin, but it still contains up to 4% Neanderthal DNA.

Human cells contain 46 strands of DNA that code for all our genes. Certain chemicals and UV light can break these strands into pieces, a process that has traditionally been considered a bad thing ...

A new University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that some dividing human cells are “kicking the can down the road,” passing on low-level DNA damage to offspring, causing daughter cells to pause ...