Despite the high frequency of wear-and-tear, cells have efficient repair mechanisms that work tirelessly, allowing our bodies to maintain our DNA in each one of our cells throughout our lifetimes.

Interactions between modified maternal folic acid intake and Tet1 gene dosage affect embryonic phenotypes, metabolism, and DNA methylation post neural tube closure. Epigenetic dysregulation may ...

Folate supports DNA synthesis and repair, aids in red blood cell formation, promotes brain and cardiovascular health, and is crucial for neural tube development during pregnancy.

If you’re trying to get pregnant, the fertility expert says you should take 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid daily. Some ...

Jamie Johnson, RDN, is the owner of the nutrition communications practice Ingraining Nutrition. Folate deficiency occurs when you have very low amounts of vitamin B9 in your body. Folate ...

Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the double strand break can result in insertion or deletion mutations, while repair pathways can be ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...