Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by ...

DNA damage from inflammation outpaces the cells’ ability to self-repair. The finding, in human brain cells and mice, could ...

A subtle failure during cell division can set off dramatically different outcomes, according to new research exploring whole ...

Different types of cell division failure shape whether duplicated cells survive, remain stable, or lead to cancer.

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...

Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key to ...

A new kind of CRISPR that destroys cells rather than gene editing them has shown potential for killing sick cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The technology has largely been tested in cells ...

Loss of an enzyme necessary for a process called lipoylation disrupts the way cancer cells copy their DNA, increasing their ...

A review in Quantitative Biology demonstrates that scientists can now reliably build and combine very large pieces of DNA, ...

Activated immune cells secrete tiny capsules bearing DNA that can enter other immune and tumor cells to stimulate the body's ...

There are photosynthetic bacteria known as cyanobacteria, and these microbes helped generate the oxygen that paved the way ...

When activated by its target, the newly characterized molecule rips the genome apart, a lethal move that researchers can ...