Inside the Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station, NASA flight engineer Zena Cardman recently ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells ...

Beyond traditional monitoring of kidney transplant recipients, donor derived-cell free DNA may permit early identification of graft damage.

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

DNA does not float freely in the cell. Instead, it is wrapped around histone proteins to form structures called nucleosomes.

Cancer cells excel at evading detection, but subtle chemical differences set them apart from healthy cells. Now, a team of ...

Most gene-editing tools cut DNA wherever they’re pointed, with no way to tell a tumor cell from a healthy one. A study ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells ...

Most fat stores energy; the body's brown fat does the opposite. Unlike the white fat that accumulates just under our skin, ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...