Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

Scientists identify the first non-coding gene that directly controls cell size, reshaping how biology explains growth and ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...

The completion of a South American lung fish genome sequencing represents one of the most remarkable moments within current ...

Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches far beyond the border.

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

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 ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Point Break screenwriter responds to James Cameron claiming he wrote action classic: 'Too blessed to be stressed' Property ...

Your next favorite true crime podcast might have some new forensics jargon to make sense of. Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to identify humans – similar to how we do with DNA and ...