In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

A group of scientists in the United Kingdom are making synthetic human DNA from scratch in a world's first.

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene expression.

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study published in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show ...

A research team has successfully identified a novel DNA damage repair pathway in human cells. This study is the first to discover that proteins present in the nuclear membrane of cells directly ...

To piece together this history, Undark examined more than 100 emails, letters, and other documents, and interviewed many of the Human Genome Project's central figures.

DNA repair is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability and its failure can lead to human disease. Various DNA repair systems exist, such as base excision repair, nucleotide excision ...

Lab Experiment Suggests We May Unlock Its 'Superpowers' In The Future A lab examination with mice made experts believe that humans could be carrying hidden superpowers.

Dormant DNA from ancient viruses helps fuel modern cancers in humans Cancer-fighting therapies might be more efficient if researchers can silence certain gene sequences passed down from our primate ...

Diseases started jumping from animals to humans at least 6,500 years ago, researchers found in a new study of ancient DNA. After analyzing ancient DNA from 1,313 prehistoric humans from Europe and ...