The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury ...

Harvard University researchers at the Broad Institute report that expansion in situ genome sequencing (ExIGS) linked nuclear ...

Epigenetic changes do not alter the genetic code itself, but by changing how DNA is organized within the cell, epigenetic ...

A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive ...

More than 80% of early human embryos contain cells with an incorrect number of chromosomes—a phenomenon called aneuploidy.

Most of the cells in our bodies don't move—they stay where they're supposed to in service to our organs and biological ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...