By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies ...

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

New work shows that physical folding of the genome to control genes located far away may have been an early evolutionary ...

An eminent oncologist, cancer researcher, and cancer center director is promoting a study that seems to show—but, when critically examined, doesn't—that COVID vaccines are associated with increase ...

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is densely packed with biomolecules like proteins and nucleic acids. How is ...

While I’m working in my job for the Wildlife Department, I’m frequently asked, “Are you a game warden?” I respond with, “No, I am actually a wildlife biologist for the state of Oklahoma, and I can ...

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump at the White House on Monday. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) One day after claiming his administration has “found an answer ...