Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that's been observed for the first time by researchers at ...

The mitochondria is widely known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because of its ability to generate energy production in the body and convert nutrients from food. With such an essential job, mutations ...