Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered how mammalian cells prevent the gradual buildup of harmful mutations ...

Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one of the most groundbreaking discoveries in modern science. Here’s ...

For a long time, evolutionary biologists have thought that the genetic mutations that drive the evolution of genes and proteins are largely ...

He helped to reveal the structure of life’s code, transformed science education and research, and remained a deeply controversial figure to the end.

Common ancestor eels lost the aquaporin gene encoding proteins with broad solute permeability. Researchers from Institute of ...

Scientists at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a rare genetic twist that challenges what we thought we knew about one of the world’s most common liver diseases.

SLC35G3-mediated UDP-GlcNAc transport is essential for proper sperm glycoprotein formation and male fertility.

At 10 one-millionths of a meter wide, a single human cell is tiny. But something even smaller exerts an enormous influence on ...