The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Open the Youtube video Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off ...

Chronic illnesses such as cancer and autoimmune disorders significantly strain both patients and healthcare systems. Traditional long-term drug therapies, which often have non-specific effects, can ...

The first draft of a human “pangenome,” mapping out the different DNA variations in our genes, has been published. The new release builds on the existing human reference genome by adding over 1,000 ...

The ability to sequence and edit human DNA has revolutionized biomedicine. Now a new consortium wants to take the next step and build human genomes from scratch. The Human Genome Project was one of ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Scientists first aim to design genomes with minimal changes compared to the wild type to minimize the risk of failure. “The native ...

A dendritic cell and a T-cell are depicted dancing in the foreground, under the dazzling lights reflected from a disco ball. In the background, a malignant cancer cell is depicted dancing with another ...