Study results advance understanding of how human cells evolved and could help point to new solutions for patients with rare genetic diseases.

The Synaptic Physiology laboratory , led by Juan Lerma at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research ...

The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people ...

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited ...

A study by Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) researchers reveals a new group of proteins that guide the powerful ...

Human DNA contains roughly 3 billion letters of genetic code. However, we understand only a fraction of what this vast ...

When the enzyme encounters a target, such as a cancer-linked gene, it activates and begins shredding nearby DNA on the sensor ...

Inhibition of LKKR2 may rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson’s disease that is caused by a single genetic ...

Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to detect a variety of diseases, including cancer or infectious diseases such ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

The mystery deepened in the 1970s when a team of scientists entered the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV. Within weeks, 10 out ...