A small protein involved in neurodegeneration leading to Parkinson's disease also drives a type of skin cancer known as melanoma, according to new research.

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped ...

It is well recognized that environmental exposures, particularly early-life stress, can contribute to epigenetic alterations ...

The genetic code acts as life’s instruction manual, telling cells how to build proteins from DNA and RNA. Though it's a ...

Scientists found that pseudouridine helps small RNAs pass on traits and avoid immune detection, offering clues for future RNA ...

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have discovered a new function of the DNA ...

Any new owner of 23AndMe’s data will want to find ways to make money from it. Lawmakers have a big opportunity to help keep it safe ...

Scientists have long been curious about a mysterious part of our DNA called heterochromatin, often called the “dark side of ...

DNA is also known to occur in conformations that are different from the typical right-handed double helix. The fact that alternating purine–pyrimidine sequences and especially CpG stretches ...

Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, involves obtaining DNA from a sample of cells in your body to identify specific genes, chromosomes, or proteins, including those that are faulty (known as ...

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