Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

An experimental treatment significantly improves the quality of human eggs and increases the proportion that can be used for ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

Exclusive: Research suggests supplementing eggs with a key protein reduces age-related defects, raising hopes of improved IVF for older women ...

"Telomeres are special (genetic) sequences found at the ends of chromosomes, which are very long DNA molecules. Telomeres are ...

German scientists claim to have “rejuvenated” human eggs for the first time in an advance that they predict could ...

Human eggs have been "rejuvenated" for the first time, an advance scientists say could revolutionise IVF success rates for ...

When you think of a chromosome, you might imagine an X-shaped structure. But chromosomes take this shape only during cell division; the rest of the time, they adopt a structure that looks amorphous ...

A Brazilian woman’s routine post-miscarriage tests led to a rare genetic revelation that surprised doctors and adds to our ...