A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

CRISPR — short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats — is a method of genetic editing that uses RNA ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Also, there’s still no easy way to test AI designs for larger genomes. While some viruses can “boot up” from just a DNA ...

Genomic testing analyses an individual's genetic data to provide insights into their nutritional needs, dietary preferences and potential health risks.

Just as no serious business today can operate without an internet strategy, no life sciences organization will remain ...

For decades, scientists thought the noncoding parts of DNA were useless leftovers. Today, that view has completely changed.

Researchers led by Dubravka Vučićević at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, published in “Cell Genomics,” can reveal the genetic ...

Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered how DNA damage caused by a faulty DNA protection and repair system can ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...