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What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Scientists identify the first non-coding gene that directly controls cell size, reshaping how biology explains growth and ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...

Genetic testing has drastically changed what we’re able to know about ourselves and our families. It can inform individuals ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

A newly discovered promoter element "start" points to a shared regulatory syntax for controlling transcription initiation in ...

The researchers analysed blood samples taken from polar bears in two regions of Greenland and compared “jumping genes”: small ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

A newly developed AI can predict which diseases specific genetic mutations are likely to cause, not just whether they are ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com ...