The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have discovered that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a common human virus closely linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), can change the 3D structure of ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion. Researchers discovered that it actively reshapes the 3D structure of the human ...

Researchers have unveiled a new type of nanostructure that dramatically improves CRISPR delivery. Called lipid nanoparticle ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

DNA can also be demethylated, either through passive or active processes. Passive DNA demethylation occurs when the methylation pattern is not replenished during DNA replication and gradually ...

Human is a five-part Nova series, produced by the BBC, that takes a look at the origins and survival of the human race. The host is paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, and she travels to various ...