Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as ...

While our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is far from complete, the latest therapies, and others in more than 100 ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...

A groundbreaking project is piecing together Leonardo da Vinci’s genetic profile by tracing his lineage across 21 generations and comparing DNA from living descendants with remains in a Da Vinci ...

Researchers have produced the first reference-quality genome assembly of an experimentally relevant human cell line, the widely used retinal pigment epithelial line RPE-1.

Scientists have uncovered how rogue DNA rings may help spark glioblastoma at its earliest stages. An international research ...

Genetics research in Parkinson's disease has identified over 100 risk loci, yet translating these findings into understanding ...