DNase1 is a powerful human enzyme that breaks down free DNA in the body. It plays a critical role in clearing thick mucus in cystic fibrosis patients. For decades, scientists have relied on expensive ...

The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history. It has been on the market since 1958 and is now used, ...

Researchers have revealed the structural mechanisms of a major DNA repair pathway in human cells. The research, published ...

If DNA bridges persist between chromosomes during cell division, chromosomes are abnormally segregated, leading to genetic ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

A vast mosaic of cells, some that are identical and some that are slightly different, make up the human body. Knowable Magazine You began when egg and sperm met, and the DNA from your biological ...

New research based on the findings, published in several papers Wednesday in Nature and its sister journals, represents a “leap in understanding of the human body ... DNA contained in each cell.

“An Estimation of the Number of Cells in the Human Body.” The authors–a team of scientists from Italy, Greece, and Spain–admit that they’re hardly the first people to tackle this questio ...

Over time, those lineages of cells grow distinct, giving rise to all the different organs and tissues in the human body and comprising ... material into their DNA. As the cells divide, those ...