A mouse experiment has revealed that one parent’s epigenetic methylation pattern can rewrite the matching gene inherited from the other parent, a phenomenon called paramutation that had been confirmed ...

Could a future vaccine against cancer be made better by an immune-boosting virus? Very likely, say Canadian scientists, who've proven its effectiveness in experiments on mice. Led by Université de ...

During the early stages of a pandemic, viruses tend to evolve in ways that enhance their ability to reproduce and spread, rather than to evade the host's immune system. The genetics and sex of the ...

In a lab far from the woolly mammoth’s icy plains, researchers from Colossal Biosciences have successfully brought a tiny “woolly mouse” to life. Here’s what it could mean for de-extinction. A tiny, ...

Aubrey de Grey describes his plan to get combinations of promising aging damage-repair approaches. Aging is accumulated molecular and cellular damage from metabolism, leading to pathology. He ...

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions. Every day, our brain makes thousands of decisions, big and small. Any of these decisions -- from the least ...

Colorful little house mice sit in a coconut house with straw. Animal for research, experiments, field pest, pet, pet shop, animal care© MiViK/Shutterstock.com Once in a blue moon, an animal cloning ...