The DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the ...

Damaged mitochondria are recycled within cells. Scientists find a link between cellular health and diseases like Parkinson’s ...

A tiny protein at the center of Parkinson’s disease also plays a surprising role in melanoma, a dangerous skin cancer. New ...

These fragments are bits of damaged DNA that have been spewed from the cells' nuclei into the gel-like cytoplasm that occupies the space in the cell between the outer membrane and central nucleus.

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as ...

Researchers harness the power of the world’s most advanced supercomputers to simulate the inner workings of cellular ...

DNA damage and repair refers to the creation and correction of DNA lesions that threaten genome integrity. Because DNA replication errors or environmental agents that damage DNA can introduce ...

Scientists at the University of Iowa have made an exciting discovery that could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs. They found ...

Researchers have unlocked a powerful new way to fight solid tumors using smart immune cells that stay active longer and hit ...

Single-cell imaging and mass spectrometry data reveal adenosine in the DNA of mammalian cells can be methylated by METTL3 to form N6-methyladenosine in response to DNA damage.