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.

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the material in cells that carries all genetic information in humans, animals, plants, and all living cells. It’s passed down from ...

An antibody treatment developed at Stanford Medicine successfully prepared patients for stem cell transplants without toxic ...

Scientists have developed a chemical method to reverse aging in human cells without the need for genetic modification.

Researchers at the University of Oxford and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered the ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic ...

What to know about the chilling case leading to Bryan Kohberger's sentencing for the murders of Idaho students Kaylee ...

In a measure that flouts the FDA, Florida says doctors can give unapproved stem-cell therapies for wound care, pain ...

Scientists discovered that ancient viral DNA sequences called MER11, once dismissed as genetic junk, actually act as ...

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three ...

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare ...

Eight children were born with DNA from three people to prevent a deadly genetic disease.