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

Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant blood cancers, new research has revealed.

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years thanks to a protein that helps their cells repair DNA damage efficiently.

Researchers have discovered a new genetic link to the most common type of bone cancer among children and young ...

A major US study reveals that marijuana use leaves measurable chemical traces in DNA, altering genes related to mental health ...

King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer ...

Two companion studies published in Cancer Research by scientists at Moffitt Cancer Center identify distinct but complementary ...

Is the key to living over 200 hidden in the icy sea of the Arctic? The bowhead whale, an 80,000-kilogram insulating blubber ...

Feeling drained and low on focus? The truth is, most vitamins for energy only help if you’re deficient in something essential ...

When melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) encounter significant DNA damage—particularly dangerous double-strand breaks, the stem ...

Bowhead whales—the only warm-blooded mammal that outlives humans—can survive for 200 years and seldom get age-related diseases like cancer ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...