The tiny little powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny ...

The collection of high-quality genomic DNA remains a major barrier in pediatric and neurodevelopmental research, particularly ...

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature.

The genome is more than a linear code; it is a dynamic structure whose three-dimensional folding dictates how genes are regulated. Traditional sequencing technologies capture base-level variation but ...

Scientists and physicians can better assess precision genome editing technology using a new method made public today by St.

DNA methylation is a highly studied epigenetic modification that regulates genome function and plays key roles in development and disease 1. It is linked to a broad range of conditions, including ...

The scientists at deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, sought to deepen the understanding of cis-acting influences of sequence variants on CpG methylation. In the study, the scientists were able to ...

Long before modern medicine named and cataloged human herpesviruses, at least one of them was already quietly embedding ...