A gene that is switched on in human brain cells has turned out to be a jumping gene that never fully gave up jumping. The gene, BC200, descends from a mobile piece of DNA, and researchers led by ...

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

Researchers have assembled the first gap-free telomere-to-telomere licorice genome and identified the GiPHL1-Gi4CL5 ...

University of East Anglia researchers have discovered the genetic blueprints of 18 new bacterial species collected from ...

A landmark Nature study of up to 1.14 million people identified 1,260 genetic variants, including 824 newly discovered spots, ...

A systematic review and computational screening of ray-finned fish genomes finds that transposable element sequences match ...

Binge eating and anorexia are genetically linked to opposite ends of the body weight spectrum, but a study of more than 1.2 ...

One problem is that there's no consensus about what a gene even is. "'Gene' is one of those words in biology that means different things in different corners of the field," Ågren says. And whether ...

Ultima Genomics, Inc., a developer of ultra-high-throughput sequencing systems, today announced the commercial launch of paired-end sequencing on its UG200™ Series and the availability of Solaris™ 2.0 ...

Across Polynesia, more than 1,000 islands occupy an expanse of ocean roughly equal to the combined areas of North and South ...

A single DNA letter beside the gene MECP2 lowered its output by 30% in human neurons, and it may help explain autism in boys.

A fully phased, chromosome-level genome assembly of a wild Tibetan cannabis accession has revealed that extensive genetic ...