This groundbreaking finding suggests that Telomir-1 may selectively benefit healthy cells while suppressing malignant growth, challenging the assumption that telomere-elongating drugs inherently ...

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A new study examines cancer prevalence across hundreds of vertebrate species. Every multicellular creature, whether soaring ...

Researchers are using gene editing techniques to introduce beneficial traits like polled and disease resistance, as well as ...

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Marco Marra spent five years earning his PhD by studying DNA fragments of roundworms, fascinated by the notion that scientists could use them to learn about genetics in animal muscle ...

Colossal Biosciences plans to revive the woolly mammoth using gene editing. But is de-extinction a breakthrough or a costly spectacle?

The EU has recently approved the use of glyphosate for another decade. Bárbara Pinho examines the controversial pesticide's ...

Scientists often encounter things beyond human comprehension. When studying jellyfish and their remarkable healing abilities, a team of scientists dealt with this very concept. When a thriving adult ...

They see the world in shades of blue and yellow, as they lack red and green cone cells. Their vision is similar to dogs, with limited ability to distinguish between reds and greens. Contrary to myths, ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural ...

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...