The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up space for further edits that ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

The non-coding genome, once referred to as "junk DNA," is now understood to be a fundamental regulator of gene expression and ...

A bombshell report revealed a bacteria whose genetic code is said to be more efficient than any other lifeform on earth.

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

Meditation can powerfully influence our internal chemistry.

Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human ...

Stock illustration of a DNA molecule. The newly discovered microproteins were found to be coded for in areas of our DNA that were previously thought to not code for anything. iStock / Getty Images ...

Sorting through non-coding DNA to find the root of chemotherapy resistance "The non-coding 98% of the genome contains instructions," said co-first author Jackson Mobley, PhD, St. Jude Department ...

The group did, however, purposely avoid putting the DNA inside a living cell, where the information would be a small fraction of the whole cell creating what Church calls "wasted space." He also ...

Universal genetic code may not be so universal Date: July 27, 2016 Source: American Crystallographic Association (ACA) Summary: New research is casting doubt on a commonly held belief about how ...