One of the most pressing quests for molecular biologists is to understand the functioning of centromeres, the regions of DNA that hold together the two branches of chromosomes and that play a key role ...

Human cancers exhibit genomic instability and an increased mutation rate due to underlying defects in DNA repair. Cancer cells are often defective in one of six major DNA repair pathways, namely: ...

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...

Scientists analyzing the DNA of Maria Branyas, who died at 117, suggest her DNA offers insights into exceptional longevity.