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 ...

Apart from carrying the information to encode proteins in, RNA molecules can adopt intricate 2D and 3D structures. Specifically, the same RNA molecule can switch between ON and OFF structures, ...

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 ...

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

According to new CT scans and models, parts of the 140,000-year-old skull resemble those of modern humans, while the jaw appears to be more similar to those of our extinct relatives ...

Science is a discipline that cannot stand still, as new discoveries are made every day that affect the world. But science encompasses many fields. This time we wanted to focus on t ...