In a new study published in Genes & Development, research led by Dr. Lila Allou at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences ...

Clinical genome sequencing now delivers genetic diagnoses for about 1 in 4 suspected rare disease patients, guiding targeted ...

In a time when what defines gender is being questioned and discussed, a new study reveals that single changes in DNA make dramatic differences.

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed a new RNA sequencing strategy that can reveal how ...

Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...

Researchers developed a new RNA sequencing strategy that can reveal how genetic variants disrupt gene function and improve the diagnosis of rare diseases. The study team demonstrated that this ...

Learn how small mutations in non-coding DNA can alter sex development in rodents.

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Great Basin bristlecone pine, the oldest known individual non-clonal organism on ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development ...