New research suggests that DNA sequences historically considered to be "junk" have had an overlooked role in gene expression ...

A portion of our genome that was once dismissed as being “junk” may actually play an important role in regulating gene ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” pieces of ancient viral DNA in our genome are now known to help control which genes are turned on or off.

Paleontology has just reached a major milestone with the discovery of intact proteins in fossils dating back to the Miocene. This breakthrough, published in Nature, is based on the analysis ...

The psychedelic psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, slows certain hallmarks of aging in human cells and older mice, a lab study suggests.

The drug, which Repare recently sidelined, has shown promising activity in a patient with ALT-positive melanoma that researchers want to study in others.

A new paper describes how scientists used the tool to identify an important role for TRIM24 in mediating telomere repair after cells divide.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

New research suggests that vitamin D supplements may slow biological aging by protecting telomeres, the DNA caps linked to age-related disease and cellular health.

Vitamin D supplements might slow cellular aging by preventing the loss of telomeres, DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes that shorten in old age, a new study suggests. Vitamin D had been ...