Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered how DNA damage caused by a faulty DNA protection and repair system can ...

University of Oxford-led research finds low-dose rapamycin functions as a genomic protector in aging human immune cells, ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

The world of protein engineering just took a giant leap forward. A team in China has developed a method that makes designing ...

Scientists have decoded the 3D structure of an ancient viral protein hidden in our DNA. The HERV-K Env protein, found on ...

The recoded bacterium uses only 57 of the 64 possible genetic codes, freeing up seven to be used for different purposes ...

Scientists have identified tubulin structures in primitive Asgard archea that may have been the precursor of our own cellular ...

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged DNA and ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor ...

Some viruses come and go after making us sick, but some have become a part of us, passed down by our ancestors. San Diego ...

Researchers from DTU and Aarhus University will develop new production methods that utilise the ability of yeast, bacteria, and fungi to produce ...

Scientists at Kyoto University have uncovered a hidden protein complex that organizes DNA in sperm stem cells, a discovery ...

Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...