The Human Genome Project changed everything. A map of the entire human sequence of DNA was the starting point for an enormous number of discoveries, from disease genes to how humans evolved. But DNA ...

Identification of iM structures in human genomic DNA. (CREDIT: The EMBO Journal) The team used a custom-built antibody that specifically binds to i-motifs.

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

Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who ...

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

It seeks to map the many viruses that are part of the body’s ecosystem, similar to the way the Human Genome Project charted the first full blueprint of human DNA. Further, the project aims to ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

Scientists with the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international research consortium, have profiled 100 million cells from more than 10,000 people around the world. Working in over 100 countries, the ...

Researchers have identified and mapped 50,000 i-motifs across the human genome, revealing their role in gene regulation and opening new possibilities for diagnosing and treating diseases.