In 1968, the American biochemist and geneticist Marshall Nirenberg and his colleagues won the Nobel Prize in physiology or ...

When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations—which are permanent changes to genetic code—are ...

Experts believe we somehow inherited that DNA either directly or indirectly through interbreeding between species. Whether ...

Researchers from Stanford University have synthesised brand-new, self-replicating viruses using genomes designed by ...

You’re probably familiar with the ‘blueprint’ metaphor for our genetic code: that within our DNA lies a set of instructions for making our bodies. Epigenetics tells us that the real world is more ...

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Cancer cells rely on powerful genetic switches to keep growth genes running at full speed, but that intense activity can damage their own DNA. The resulting breaks are repeatedly repaired, sometimes ...

Blood cancers that eventually worsen may carry detectable genetic warning signs years before patients develop serious ...

Earlier this year, the Lacks estate settled a lawsuit regarding a company’s profiting off of HeLa cells. The case serves as a ...