Understanding how deletion mutations in mitochondrial DNA contribute to aging can help delay age-related decline in ...

The biological factory that produces reproductive cells has a robust quality control system to identify and eliminate eggs ...

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Delft University of Technology and the IMP Vienna Biocenter discovered a new property ...

New research shows how SMC proteins make long loops in our DNA and also put twists into the loops as they form, helping to ...

I­­n its anniversary year, Germany’s most important research prize goes to four female researchers and six male researchers / €2.5 million in prize money each / Award ceremony: 19 March in Berlin ...

In normal human cells, the nucleus contains 23 pairs of chromosomes that enclose the DNA. There are some natural processes that can damage DNA. For example, in chromothripsis, which occurs in some ...