Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...

Learn how small mutations in non-coding DNA can alter sex development in rodents.

The genome has thousands of genes that code for proteins, which help carry out many of the cell's important functions. But ...

A study shows that changes in noncoding genes can trigger autoimmune diabetes in infants by affecting hundreds of ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Great Basin bristlecone pine, the oldest known individual non-clonal organism on ...

Neonatal autoimmune diabetes is caused by mutations in non-coding genes RNU4ATAC and RNU6ATAC, which disrupt gene regulation ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

Scientists have identified a new RNA molecule that may play a key role in improving survival in cancer patients.

Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a ...

Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a ...

Hello Health Rounds readers. Today we feature a pair of studies that took a deeper dive into the effects of GLP-1 drugs being ...

Scientists discovered that making a very small change to female mice's DNA caused them to develop male reproductive organs.