What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...
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 ...
It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...
Inside cells, DNA twists and coils itself into a variety of different secondary structures—including i-motifs (iMs) and ...
Large-scale human genetics studies have shown that many risk variants for common and complex diseases sit in the non-coding ...