Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Restricted access to genome-editing technologies poses serious challenges for countries like India that urgently need such ...

Researchers are investigating the role of non-coding DNA, or junk DNA, in regulating astrocytes, brain cells involved in ...

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and mammoths, but giant viruses.

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first glance. Its knobby flower stalks look more like a mushroom than a flowering ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. By experimentally testing nearly 1,000 DNA switches in human ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called 'junk' DNA—includes many of the "switches" that control when and ...

When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it’s made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioural quirks, and keep our cells and organs running. But only a tiny percentage ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DNA Nanobots, a pioneer in self-assembling nanoscale therapeutics, today announced it has secured $3.5 million in funding from a prominent, family office. This ...

DNA Nanobots, a pioneer in self-assembling nanoscale therapeutics, today announced it has secured $3.5 million in funding from a prominent, family office. This significant investment solidifies the ...