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

A study reveals the secrets behind the rodent’s remarkable ability to live 10 times longer than expected, without cancer or ...

Abstract: N 6-methyladenine (6mA) is one of the most common epigenetic modifications of DNA sequences found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. In prokaryotes, 6mA is closely associated with various ...

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal's gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens. A pathway known for repairing damaged genetic material, called the ...

A clump of proteins seems to be in charge of the level of DNA repair that takes place in our bodies, determining how fast mutations accumulate in our cells over a lifetime – and might thus affect our ...