Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Groundbreaking research shows that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm become more common—not just from random ...

The visible effects of ageing on our body are in part linked to invisible changes in gene activity. The epigenetic process of DNA methylation — the addition or removal of tags called methyl groups — ...

Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm ...

Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their ...

What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and ...

A team led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, in collaboration with the TwinsUK study at King’s College London, has refined ...

A spider on the Canary Islands lost half its DNA but gained more genetic variety. Scientists say this changes how we ...

Unusual preservative in specimen jars proved to be a sweet solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish ...