Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just ...

The RAD52-DNA complex is a dynamic guardian of genomic stability. When this balance falters, cells may either self-destruct or, worse, turn cancerous.

An artificial intelligence model predicts how brain immune cells react to RNA and DNA nanoparticles, helping scientists design safer and more effective nucleic acid therapies faster.

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

URochester scientists link the whales' longevity to CIRBP, a DNA-repair protein that could one day help humans live longer.As humans age, we become ...