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 Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Following a data breach and bankruptcy, genetic testing service 23andMe will soon be in different hands. On Monday, biotechnology company Regeneron announced that it won the top bid in a bankruptcy ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe went from biotech superstar to the brink of collapse. Its most valuable asset might be its DNA data. NPR's Bobby Allyn reports on what might happen to the genetic ...