Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

A new study published in Aging Cell reveals that a well-known enzyme, long known for its involvement with cancer, actually ...

Researchers have discovered that the herpes virus reshapes the human genome’s architecture, rearranging its shape in ...

Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological ...

Experiments with tools designed to detect DNA damage reveal unique and conserved features of telomeres in cancer cells.

Macquarie University researchers have discovered a naturally occurring protein found in human cells plays a powerful role in ...

Researchers have identified several uncharacterized chromatin factors and a gene that are involved in DNA repair.

The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological limitations ...

Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a ...