It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

The completion of a South American lung fish genome sequencing represents one of the most remarkable moments within current genetic research. Because of its 91 billion DNA base pairs, it has now ...

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...

Researchers are investigating the role of non-coding DNA, or junk DNA, in regulating astrocytes, brain cells involved in ...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye disorder affecting around one in 5,000 people worldwide. It typically begins with ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called 'junk' DNA—includes many of the "switches" that control when and ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...