A large genome-wide association study meta-analysis analyzed data on 42 female reproductive health diagnoses from the ...

A new study has been published in Nature Communications, presenting the first comprehensive atlas of allele-specific DNA ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

An effective HIV-1 vaccine must therefore elicit antibodies that can neutralize many variants of the virus. While broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) have been isolated from HIV-1 infected ...

When a gene gets duplicated, it often leads to the recipe being followed too many times, and the resulting “leftovers,” the ...

Creation of a comprehensive genetic representation for more than 2.5 billion people across the Middle East and South Asia could make a major contribution towards advancing precision medicine.

The sequence contained a promising new genetic tool for modifying DNA, a CRISPR. Editas Medicine, a Massachusetts-based ...

Fast-evolving DNA gives human neurons greater complexity than chimps, aiding cognition but also increasing disease risk. A ...

For the first time, the team put together the Greenland sharks’ entire book –– their chromosomal genome. They found the book is about twice as thick as a human’s, clocking in at 22,634 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared closely divided Monday in the case of a Texas death row inmate suing to conduct DNA testing he says will clear him of a 1998 murder. Ruben Gutierrez has been ...

All three were jailed for life. Jamieson is seeking a court order that a “partial weak male DNA profile” from part of a bandana found at the crime scene should be compared with the DNA profile ...