Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Here’s a fun fact about your DNA, only 2% of it contains actual genes!The rest of the 98%, which is often referred to as ...

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...

When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it's made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioral ...

But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...

A new study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, UK reveals how ancient viral DNA once written off as ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Scientists identify the first non-coding gene that directly controls cell size, reshaping how biology explains growth and ...