New research suggests that DNA sequences historically considered to be "junk" have had an overlooked role in gene expression ...

Only about 700 koloa maoli remain in the wild and are centered on Kauaʻi. A team of researchers is trying to reestablish the ...

A portion of our genome that was once dismissed as being “junk” may actually play an important role in regulating gene ...

ALKBH1 is a genomic DNA 6mA demethylase that preferentially removes 6mA in bubbled/bulged DNA and ssDNA, instead of dsDNA.

The DNA in our cells is constantly damaged, with the most severe being the simultaneous breakage of both strands that compose ...

The diagnosis of a suspected lung, head, and neck cancer called NUT carcinoma should include additional testing capable of detecting gene fusions that are definitive markers of the disease, according ...

Dana-Farber research uncovered the potential for underdiagnosis of this aggressive cancer and identified additional tests ...

Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people ...

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

During DNA replication, the classic double helix can temporarily rearrange into an alternative structure known as a DNA three ...

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of ...

When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands ...