To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible through technological advances ...

Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, but a wave of new research suggests their genetic material may ...