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

Lund University scientists report that repetitive DNA once dismissed as “junk” plays an active role in human brain ...

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

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

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

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

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

The Human Genome Project was about reading DNA, and it sparked an explosion in companies developing tools for DNA sequencing—think of 454, Ion Torrent, Illumina.

As if sequencing a full human genome wasn't tricky enough, scientists are now attempting to reconstruct our species' genetic material from the ground up. It's an ambitious and controversial ...