Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...

Explore the decades-long journey to map the full human genome, from early breakthroughs to the first complete, gapless DNA ...

The genome has thousands of genes that code for proteins, which help carry out many of the cell's important functions. But ...

Mitochondria are increasingly recognized as dynamic signaling hubs that influence cell fate not only through bioenergetics, but also through exchange of ...

A study shows that changes in noncoding genes can trigger autoimmune diabetes in infants by affecting hundreds of ...

Neonatal autoimmune diabetes is caused by mutations in non-coding genes RNU4ATAC and RNU6ATAC, which disrupt gene regulation ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

Scientists have identified a new RNA molecule that may play a key role in improving survival in cancer patients.

Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a ...

Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a ...

Researchers have found that a single genetic signal located in a part of DNA once dismissed as "junk" can determine biological sex, Bar-Ilan University said in a statement on Friday. For decades, ...

A single DNA letter, inserted into a stretch of the genome that doesn’t code for any protein, was enough to turn genetically ...