Ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA is implicated in many cancers. Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to uncover their ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a vector that integrates the Cre enzyme gene with the specific DNA ...

Me has filed for bankruptcy, and CEO Anne Wojcicki is resigning. It once helped usher in the era of consumer DNA test kits ...

Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University researchers conducted a genomic analysis of fine aroma cocoa from northern ...

It is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division result in an extra full or even partial copy of chromosome 21.

Since DNA was first isolated in 1869, to the first draft of the human genome sequence being released in 2001, genomics has ...

DNA methylation is the covalent addition of methyl groups to DNA bases, typically the cytosine of CpG dinucleotides. It is catalyzed by methyltransferase enzymes using a S-adenosyl methionine ...

The size discrepancy among thorny skates has been noted for nearly a century, but the issue became especially significant in ...

Transgenic animals continue to play an essential role in many aspects of zebrafish research, including the development of disease models. The most widely used system for zebrafish transgenesis is the ...

As Young Sheldon reached its heartfelt series finale, fans bid a bittersweet farewell to Sheldon Cooper’s journey—a story ...

When Jeff Kneebone was a college student in 2002, his research involved a marine mystery that has stumped curious scientists ...