Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your ...

Molecular biologists have long believed that the beginning of a gene launched the process of transcription—the process by which a segment of DNA is copied into RNA and then RNA helps make the proteins ...

A combination of genetic tests for a "very complex" blood cancer could accurately predict if the disease is likely to return ...

MIT scientists have found a way to make gene editing far safer and more accurate — a breakthrough that could reshape how we ...

An incredible genetic analysis reveals that a lungfish has a larger genome than a human. We explore what this means.

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What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades.

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...