A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects ...

The Infosys Prize for Life Sciences in 2025 went to Anjana Badrinarayanan, who is an Associate Professor at the National ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation to a new drug combination for metastatic colorectal ...

New research reveals how bowhead whales live more than 200 years and rarely develop cancer, offering promising insights into ...

Bowhead whales, living over two centuries, defy cancer risks due to exceptional DNA repair, not more tumor suppressors.

King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer cells. In some blood cancers, damaged genes trigger chaos in these DNA ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

A body that weighs as much as a small airplane should face steep odds against cancer. You may expect that from a creature ...

Our DNA is arranged into chromosomes that carry a kind of protective shield at their ends, called telomeres. These protective ...

The team's results, published in Nature Communications, reveal that the RMIT-patented biomarkers – easily identified through a simple blood test – may be a better guide to who'll potentially benefit ...