Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Researchers at the CNIO show that oestrogens regulate gene expression by changing DNA supercoiling. Hormone-activated ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Oestrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of processes, which is why the ...

DNA is known to keep its form for centuries, and the researchers found that their tape could store data for more than 345 years at room temperature, or about 20,000 years at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

On Wednesday, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) for use in Australia. The ...