Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their ...

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The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

These burrowing animals have a biological mechanism that does the opposite of what it does in humans: it repairs DNA instead ...

Molecular analysis of the naked mole rat's extraordinary lifespan is helping scientists to understand the human aging process ...

The colon is an important part of the digestive system, and what goes through it can affect its long-term health in ways that ...

Scientists in Helsinki studied nearly 400 dog families to see how new DNA mutations arise in puppies. They found that older ...

An international study has shown how and when entirely new gene mutations, known as de novo mutations, originate in dogs. A ...

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According to Cancer.gov, Breast Cancer gene 1 and Breast Cancer gene 2 are genes that produce proteins that help repair ...

Mars is closer than ever, but the human body isn’t ready. Inside the biological war against radiation, microgravity, and ...