In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

The Y chromosome can only be passed from father to son. At first, scientists had been analyzing DNA taken from the fossilized remains of female Neanderthals.

Sons born to these women would all have the H. sapiens form of the Y chromosome. However, it’s hard to reconcile this idea with the finding that there is no trace of Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA ...

The translocation most typically found in mantle cell lymphoma drags a powerful regulatory element into a new area of the human genome.

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

The human genetic blueprint is deceptively simple. Our genes are tightly wound into 46 X-shaped structures called chromosomes. Crafted by evolution, they carry DNA and replicate when cells divide, ...

Artificial chromosomes study sheds light on gene therapies Date: October 18, 2021 Source: The University of Hong Kong Summary: A research team led by Dr Karen Wing Yee YUEN, Associate Professor ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

A new study focused on multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, may lead to better ways to group patients by ...