These sequences are extremely prone to mutations and rank among the most functionally important regions in the entire human ...

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

Gene editing has rapidly evolved into a transformative class of technologies that allow scientists to precisely insert, ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...