UNSW scientists have uncovered the hidden switches in DNA, revealing new insights into Alzheimer's disease.When most of us think of DNA, we have a ...
But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 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 ...
Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...
A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...
A groundbreaking gene-editing method from UT Austin is changing the game for treating complex genetic diseases like cystic ...
This year saw notable progress in head and neck cancers, Huntington's disease, personalized genetic therapy, and heart ...
Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...
After 10 years, members of the 4D Nucleome consortium have successfully completed the first phase of a project that aims to ...
Scientists identify the first non-coding gene that directly controls cell size, reshaping how biology explains growth and ...
Inside cells, DNA twists and coils itself into a variety of different secondary structures—including i-motifs (iMs) and ...