Explore the latest findings on genetic networks and their role in DNA repair, opening new avenues for cancer therapies.

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

A team of scientists led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have released one of the world's largest ...

Researchers have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome.

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by studying ancient and modern DNA.

Heritable Genetic Modification in Food Animals, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

I am a close observer of the Personal Genome Project (PGP) and one of the original ten participants. The PGP was originally conceived as a way to test novel DNA sequencing technologies on human ...

It is against this background of a health service in crisis that the bold and ambitious 100K Genome Project was launched last year. Its aim is to make the NHS a world leader in using genomic ...

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the ...

Haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as gang violence intensifies, displacing over 60,000 people in just weeks and pushing the country toward collapse, the United Nations warned Monday. UN ...