White-throated sparrows reveal nature's complexity, showcasing a spectrum of sexual identities beyond the traditional binary ...

Last year, labs around the world starting selling blood tests that tell you how long you will live. Sort of. The tests measure telomeres, the little caps of DNA at the tips of chromosomes that shorten ...

Occurring in the genomes of most living organisms, transposable elements (TEs) are short DNA sequences that have the ability change their position. By means of various molecular mechanisms – so-called ...

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The signs of aging show up in our genes as the protective caps on the ends of packets of our DNA, called chromosomes, gradually wear away over time. Now, scientists have found that the length of these ...

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