Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a comprehensive atlas of genetic coding sequences in both healthy adult ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

Organelles spit out DNA contaminated with damaging components, leading to the activation of inflammatory enzymes, mouse ...

The Da Vinci Code could finally be cracked after 500 years. Well, not exactly the code you’re thinking of – not the one Tom ...

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they ...

Scientists analyze 4.3 billion dipeptides across species to trace genetic code evolution and early protein development.

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

Though question is primarily about whether intercourse was consensual or forced, and SC has warned against 'casual' use of ...

The work, described in a preprint paper, has the potential to create new treatments and accelerate research into artificially ...

Most organisms on Earth have the same basic genetic code, but it comes with some flaws. Scientists sought to work out those errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s ...