University researchers uncovered that dipeptides, basic protein building blocks, played a central role in shaping the genetic ...

Researchers have reconstructed transcription in human mitochondria in unprecedented detail, revealing potential drug targets ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable disorders.

Other rare elements are transforming medicine, too. Gadolinium is used in over a third of all MRI scans. As a contrast agent, ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, ...

One of the first roadblocks you’ll encounter in Hell Is Us is the locked base camp in Acasa Marshes. This base camp lies right next to Jova, and even though it’s sealed shut by a gate that requires a ...

Genome sequencing is the process of reading an organism's entire genetic code. In humans, that's about 3 billion chemical ... so there's enough to read. Originally, this meant putting DNA into ...

When 35-year-old Rajesh (name changed) collapsed during a morning jog, his family was stunned. Fit, vegetarian, and with no ...