A domestically developed gene-editing therapy has successfully treated patients with beta-thalassemia, allowing them to live without the need for lifelong blood transfusions, according to a study ...

From billionaire-backed biotech to promising animal studies, this early trial will test whether partial reprogramming can ...

DNADX high scores predicted improved PFS, supporting genomic instability and DNA repair deficiency as biologically relevant ...

Cancer prevention isn't about a one superfood or an intense fitness routine, but to create an environment that discourages harmful mutations and supports natural repair systems.

For most animals, survival is a game of chance. Sexual reproduction mixes DNA, keeping the gene pool diverse and giving ...

Cancer is a complex disease that develops when cells in the body grow out of control. For many years, scientists have tried to understand exactly how normal cells turn into cancer cells. We already ...

DNA inside the nucleus is not packed as a rigid regular fiber—linker histone H1 dynamically binds and loosely "glues" ...

Now, following up on that success, a large Chinese collaboration has followed up with a description of an improved gene ...

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...

A group of nerve cells essential for cognition may be especially vulnerable to DNA damage upon exposure to inflammation in MS.

A hidden mechanism in MS may be damaging neurons at their genetic core, offering a potential new way to slow the disease.