A large-scale study has unveiled genes essential for early brain development and uncovered the cause of a previously unrecognised neurodevelopmental disorder...
The 3D structure of the human genome has been mapped at the level of individual bases, defining complex structures which control how DNA functions within the cell...
Swapping one sugar for another leads stem cells to become 'fitter and younger' versions of themselves, new research has revealed...
The molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease have been identified...
Gene therapy, Casgevy, has been recommended for use on the NHS in England for some people living with a severe form of sickle cell disease...
Remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, are involved in regulating the start of gene expression during mammalian embryonic development, a study suggests...
Circular DNA existing outside chromosomes can drive cancer growth and is a potential drug target, according to three papers published this week in Nature...
A sequence of noncoding DNA has been shown to regulate a gene crucial for embryonic limb and heart development in mice...
Award-winning and prolific science writer, Dr Philip Ball, offers a wide perspective in his latest book 'How Life Works'...
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