From the first unzip of the double helix to the final joining of DNA fragments, replication is a carefully coordinated process. Understanding it helps explain how life preserves its genetic code with ...

On 25 April 1953, Watson and Crick published an article, in the acclaimed journal “Nature” titled “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribonucleic acid”. The one-page article ...

NDMA—a carcinogen that has been found in medications and in drinking water contaminated by chemical plants—may have a much ...

Researchers discover a hidden virus in gut bacteria that could explain colon cancer and help detect it earlier ...

According to a study from MIT, NDMA, a carcinogen that has been found in some drugs and drinking water contaminated by chemical plants, may have a much more severe impact on children than adults.

Do you watch The Pitt? It’s a great show—except when it tries a little too hard to show things better left unseen. One of the worst moments comes in episode 8, where a woman arrives covered in ...

A new study from MIT suggests that a carcinogen that has been found in medications and in drinking water contaminated by chemical plants may have a ...

Although the brain represents just 2 per cent of body weight, it consumes about 20 per cent of our energy at rest. Every ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new imaging method, known as RF-SIRF, that ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies ...

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a ...