It's tricky to make an exact copy of yourself. Or at least it is for cells undergoing mitosis, where cells replicate everything inside of them, including their neatly packaged DNA, then split in half.

Certain epigenetic modifications can directly control how genetic material is packed in the nucleus, RIKEN researchers have ...

Epigenetic aging clocks use DNA methylation patterns to measure biological age and predict health risks across human tissues.

Scientists have investigated encapsulants with different UV transmissions to assess UV-induced degradation. Based on their ...

During animal cell division, a highly synchronized and tightly regulated dance of chromosomes takes place, ensuring the ...

The problem of how life evolved on Earth has intrigued the minds of many great scientists for centuries. Now, according to an ...

But a new mouse study suggests part of its hunger-suppressing power comes from the hindbrain — an evolutionarily old region at the base of the brain that helps regulate basic survival functions, ...

Neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has an even more layered structure, according to data from the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell ...

Artificial neural networks built with biological cells promises massive energy savings.

Metamaterials—the term may sound esoteric to the layman. In science and engineering, however, this is an interesting field of ...