Every cell in the human body carries the same 3 billion letters of DNA, yet a neuron, a heart muscle cell and a pancreatic beta cell each use that shared code to do entirely different jobs. How cells ...

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A team of researchers recovered ancient human mitochondrial and nuclear DNA directly from a red-painted calcite crust on the ...

Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces cancer incidence and mortality, but participation rates are suboptimal ...

The witty Martin Short is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, "Marty, Life is Short," now streaming. "Marty, Life is Short," is directed by Martin Short's longtime friend, filmmaker Lawrence ...

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Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by DNA damage. Among the most dangerous lesions are DNA interstrand crosslinks ...