For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

A comedic take on cellular warfare! Can the body's cells stop a virus takeover? Watch the funny battle unfold in this creative animation.

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...