The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts ...

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is a unique form of circular DNA that exists outside of normal chromosomes. Found exclusively in tumor cells, it often ...

Researchers have mapped non-B DNA motifs in the genomes of great apes, highlighting their potential role in genome evolution, ...

People with diseases caused by rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than other patients despite rapid ...

April 25 is International DNA Day, and it marks the completion of a decade-long project to sequence the DNA of Hong Kong's ...

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology has identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

The country's largest-ever genomic study has identified unique genetic variants—a crucial step in closing a longstanding gap ...

First cousins Angie Peang and Michael Lee were disowned and branded "disgusting" by family members after beginning a romantic ...

Apr. 16, 2025 — There's a sensation that you experience -- near a plane taking off or a speaker bank at a concert -- from a sound so total that you feel it in your very being. When this happens ...

The last few years have provided us with a new level of understanding of how chromosomes are replicated, segregated and read - and how their 3D organisation influences expression of individual genes ...