It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Here’s a fun fact about your DNA, only 2% of it contains actual genes!The rest of the 98%, which is often referred to as ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Using a novel method, Weizmann Institute researchers map 16 types of simultaneous changes in dozens of samples; findings can ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

Penn State researchers discovered that two proteins within the CCR4-NOT complex have opposing effects on mRNA stability.

Biologists mapping the human body have long assumed that every major kind of microscopic life inside us already had a place ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich recently explained the role of a molecular complex that orchestrates the production of proteins in ...

This article explores how researchers are using spatially resolved methods to explore diverse biological processes from ...

Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and ...

When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it's made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioral ...

But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...