The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up space for further edits that might lead to new drugs or virus-resistant microbes ...

LAHORE: A Pakistani researcher working at Algoma University in Canada has contributed to a major international study that uncovers new layers of complexity in the human genetic code and protein ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a ...

Pygmy seahorses are remarkable creatures. These tiny marine vertebrates, often no bigger than two centimeters in size, are ...

Arrow worms, or chaetognaths, are strange ocean predators that have puzzled scientists for more than a century. They have ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans ...

The recoded bacterium uses only 57 of the 64 possible genetic codes, freeing up seven to be used for different purposes ...

Non-coding DNA variants contribute to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) chemotherapy resistance. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified specific DNA variants in the non ...

Mutations in a non-coding gene associated with intellectual disability A gene that only makes an RNA is linked to neurodevelopmental problems.