22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (307+ words) Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated a technology capable of a suite of data storage and computing functions -- repeatedly storing, retrieving, computing, erasing or rewriting data -- that uses DNA rather than conventional electronics. Previous…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (651+ words) Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and disease for decades. Researchers hope these genetic tricks could eventually reveal new ways to protect human health during aging....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (487+ words) As we age, blood stem cells, the essential source of new blood cells in the body, can accumulate genetic mutations. These mutations can give the cells a growth advantage, laying the foundation for developing serious health conditions. Now, scientists at…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (837+ words) For roughly two centuries, human life expectancy climbed steadily as medicine, sanitation, nutrition, and healthcare improved. More recent research, however, suggests that this long upward trend may now be leveling off in developed countries. If that is the case, the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (483+ words) Tiny Ions Help DNA Overcome Repulsion Professor Agnes Noy, from the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology at the University of York, co-led the research. She said: "This discovery could help researchers identify regions of the genome specially involved in…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (746+ words) Your morning coffee may be doing more than helping you wake up. Research from Queen Mary University of London suggests that caffeine can activate an ancient cellular energy system involved in growth, stress resistance, and DNA repair. Those processes are…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (186+ words) More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also associated with health, longevity, careers, income, and everyday habits. The findings reveal a surprisingly wide genetic connection between personality…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (164+ words) A common frog found across Ecuador and Colombia has finally been recognized as its own species after more than a century of mistaken identity. Museum specimens from the 1800s helped scientists reveal that Pristimantis milpe had been hiding in plain sight…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) All known life on Earth relies on the same four-letter genetic alphabet. Researchers at the University of California San Diego have now shown that one of biology's most important enzymes can accurately read and transcribe a much larger version containing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (516+ words) MIT researchers have created bacterial “transistors” that can be wired together into living circuits capable of performing calculations and directing chemical signals. One day, these biological computers could coat plant roots or leaves, detecting environmental threats and automatically triggering defenses....