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 ...

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 genetics are an essential piece of the puzzle.

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

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found ...