St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified specific DNA variants in the non-coding regions of the genome contributing to chemotherapy resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...

An animal chromatin-diminution review examines measured genome and nuclear changes in copepods while treating the functions ...

Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies—in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked in genetic studies. Until recently, most research has investigated causes ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called ‘junk DNA’ contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. When people picture DNA, they often imagine a set of genes ...

A microscopic organism from a freshwater pond is playing by a different set of genetic rules. The newly identified protist, ...

FishMitoCleaner processed 279 of 286 fish mitochondrial coding sequences, handling vertebrate stop codons while excluding ...

Evolutionary biologist Paul Hebert revolutionized biodiversity research with DNA barcoding, inspiring a global effort to ...