Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the 'dark side' of the ...

A highly-anticipated scientific paper has landed! This new work challenges current theories in Huntington’s disease research, ...

After 48 years on death row, the results of Zeigler’s successful battle for DNA testing could mark a breakthrough.

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Forensic nurses at Munson Medical Center are playing a key role in combating criminal sexual assault in northern Michigan.

This led to three years of detailed investigations to identify the snake. The team recently published a paper revealing the ...

Scientists have discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now, researchers believed that these so-called SMC motors that make loops into DNA could move in one ...

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study by the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, reveals that RNA, another ...

Our genes contain all the instructions our body needs to function, but their expression must be finely regulated to guarantee ...

By co-culturing E. coli and Baker's yeast, scientists have a way to manufacture large quantities of plant molecules for ...

Genomics, Sir Donnelly said, works with companies across myriad industries such as healthcare and insurers in providing ...

Three students from Centreville High School in Clifton discovered a potentially harmful substance – DNA residues, or tiny ...