New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who ...

Mitochondria are vital to energy production in cells and so play a key role in fueling cancer growth. However, how ...

The discovery could help explain why some cancer patients respond well to certain treatments, while others are not so lucky.

Paul Caneiro’s defense team is challenging a DNA tool known as STRmix, which prosecutors say has been tested and tried across ...

Biological age refers to how old a person’s body is biologically, which may differ from their actual age in years.

A new study has uncovered how the defense mechanisms of bacteria can be neutralized, facilitating more efficient genetic ...

A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals how bacterial defense mechanisms can be neutralized, enabling the efficient ...

Cancer can begin from almost any cell in the body. The immune system usually tries to prevent it from spreading by monitoring ...

Today's improved genetic testing can help African Americans pinpoint their ancestry with greater precision than ever.

By inhibiting the DNA polymerases, BKC enhances the endogenous RS in cancer cells, leading to increased DNA damage. IBC specifically inhibits CHK2 to prevent DNA repair. The combined use of BKC and ...

With more states and countries around the globe legalizing cannabis for personal use, scientists have been publishing studies ...

Smaller nucleoli slow aging, acting as a "mortality timer," while larger nucleoli lead to cell death by destabilizing rDNA. The secret to cellular youth may lie in maintaining a small nucleolus—a ...