For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

Discover a study revealing how vitamin C supports skin regeneration by promoting keratinocyte proliferation through ...

DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

A new study reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more quickly than earlier ones, allowing them to ...

Males imprint their DNA by adding methyl modifications to it in a way that alters the activity of genes in order to promote ...

A new inherited DNA repair deficiency syndrome called DIAL syndrome, which increases blood cancer risk and chemo toxicity has ...

Artificial human DNA, or synthetic DNA (synDNA), would be made without biological parents by instead using chemicals. SynHG ...