The findings may have important implications for diseases linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. A newly identified form of DNA damage inside mitochondria, the small structures that supply energy to our ...

Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto ...

A collaborative study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and University of Southern California reports ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

A hallmark of cancerous cells is an abnormal number of chromosomes or chromosome arms, known as aneuploidy. While aneuploidy ...

Scientists identified two proteins as biomarkers of CTEPH severity and progression, a discovery that could pave the way for ...

Mitochondrial biology has gained prominence as a core focus within aging research, driven by advances that underscore ...

This article examines some of the cell-based approaches that researchers are using to study acquired drug resistance and the ...

Evidence from a prehistoric cave system indicates non-ritualistic cannibalism of Neanderthal women and children.

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the ...

For more than a century, the disappearance of Neanderthals has been framed as a story of extinction, a vanishing act that cleared the stage for Homo sapiens. A new wave of genetic and archaeological ...