An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has ...

Because the new method can replace a large stretch of defective DNA with a healthy sequence, the same retron-based package can fix any combination of mutations within that stretch of DNA without ...

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with ...

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

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

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

CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

Scientists discovered four protein changes that help naked mole rats repair DNA faster. These small tweaks may explain their ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

The findings offer potential insights into why naked mole-rats exhibit remarkable resistance to a wide spectrum of ...

The secret to the naked mole-rats' extraordinarily long life may lie in subtle changes to just four amino acids, researchers ...

When it comes to sports recovery, protein is the cornerstone nutrient for rebuilding and strengthening muscles after intense training. While many athletes reach for whey protein immediately after a ...