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

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital role in gene expression.

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

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as “junk,” thought to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a ...

Translocations are chromosomal "cut and paste" errors that drive many lymphomas, a type of blood cancer and the sixth most ...

Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development.

They compare the studies to the Human Genome Project, which created the first complete map of the DNA in every human cell. The Human Genome Project has led to profound advances in drug discovery ...

Scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome, helped by a suite of ...

The record-breaking crystal will act as a DNA time capsule that could be used to bring back humanity after our extinction, ...

As South Africa grapples with the implications of genome editing, the ethical debate intensifies. What does the future hold ...