Southern Africa’s Role in Human Evolution Unveiled
New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human history. In one…
Urine cfDNA patterns emerge as a promising tool for diagnosing bladder cancer
Researchers have discovered that analyzing specific patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation in a simple urine sample can…
New method reveals how human cells initiate DNA replication
When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process…
Israel’s biosecurity vulnerable to bioterrorism threats
Israel’s biosecurity vulnerable to bioterrorism threats | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsMatanyahu Englman’s report also examined the…
Study reveals ATM kinase as the key driver of replicative senescence
After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres-the…
Epigenetic drift explains why the aging intestine becomes more vulnerable to cancer
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, the Molecular Biotechnology…
Breakthrough platform reveals the choreography of mammalian transcription
Life’s instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads…
New study links inherited mitochondrial DNA mutation to disrupted immune balance
Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders,…
Researchers discover new mutation hotspot in the human genome
Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA…
These archaea built a distinct genetic code to put pyrrolysine in proteins
 There are few hard and fast rules in the study of life, but perhaps the closest we…
Loved in Malaysia, loathed elsewhere: scientists turn bedbugs into crime solvers
Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto his…
Being impulsive could be linked to same genes as dozens of health conditions, new study shows
Published on 25/11/2025 – 6:00 GMT+1 The urge for a quick reward is rooted deep in our DNA…