Broad Institute researchers have developed a way to edit the genetic sequences at the root of Huntington's disease and ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

“Our new test can identify more than 8,000 proteins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) covering more than 50 per ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers discover that "introners," transposable elements, are responsible for spreading noncoding DNA ...

A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, according to research ...

Sleep is one of the best things you can do for your brain. Learning and memory rely on tiny changes in your synapses, and good-quality sleep helps those changes stick. Without enough rest, synapses ...

The U.S. military is interested in ‘super spiders’ capable of producing silk with extraordinary features. Don’t worry—it ...

A new study proves that a type of genetic element called 'introners' is the mechanism by which many introns spread within and between species. It also provides evidence of eight instances in which ...

A new method uses magnetic beads to hold molecules in place, keeping the sample intact and reducing sample loss by a ...