Mutations in BRCA2 — a gene known to repair damaged DNA and suppress tumor formation — can predict an individuals' predisposition to develop breast cancer, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, and other ...

Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

A breakthrough in safely delivering therapeutic DNA to cells could transform treatment for millions suffering from common chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' ...

Scientists found that aggressive lung cancer cells create their own electrical network, helping them spread. This unique ...

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

Our cells harbor a DNA detector termed cGAS to inform the immune system of viral and bacterial infections, cell death, as ...

Our bodies naturally age as cells gradually become less active, transitioning into a state known as senescence. Senescent cells are not just older; they are distinctly larger and characterized by ...

The sequon is necessary for insertion of glycan chains, however refined databases for glycoproteins showed that not all sequons are glycosylated once the protein is produced within the cell (88). This ...