Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human genome—comprising about 17% of the genome. It is commonly called a "jumping gene" or ...

In the middle of the 20th century, accumulating data suggested that DNA carries life’s genetic information. Biochemists around the world raced to determine its structure. The competition led to some ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

The 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research has been awarded to professor Steven ...

In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...

DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...