A fleeting DNA fold called i‑DNA can switch cancer‑related genes on and off, revealing a hidden structural weak point that ...

A team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a new pathway through which mutations in the tumor suppressor p53 gene—found very frequently in human tumors—hijack DNA ...

Purdue University researcher Emily Dykhuizen explores how cancer takes advantage of the machinery that surrounds DNA, enabling some of its most pernicious powers, like the ability to evade the immune ...

Scientists have identified a crucial molecular switch that decides whether pancreatic cancer cells resist chemotherapy or respond to it. The key player, a gene called GATA6, keeps tumours in a more ...

Researchers have uncovered a potent genetic mechanism that could revolutionize cancer therapy. The immune system naturally generates a molecule known as IL-15, which serves as a defender that triggers ...

Cancer remains one of the world’s most serious health threats, especially when it spreads beyond its original site. That ...

A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

A researcher suggests cancer may be influenced by metabolism rather than genetics alone. Learn how glucose, glutamine, mitochondria, and blood sugar levels may affect tumour growth and cancer ...

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a copy of its DNA. That's almost 120,000 base pairs per second. At that ...