Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. Are there pitfalls? By Peter Andrey Smith/Undark Published Feb 14, 2024 8:06 AM EST This article was ...

Breaks in DNA are typically associated with harmful conditions, and the cell has ways to repair this damage. But it's been suggested that double stranded breaks (DSBs) are an essential part of the ...

An international collaborative research team has discovered that G-quadraplex DNA (G4-DNA) accumulates in neurons and dynamically controls the activation and repression of genes underlying long-term ...

When a pregnant mother is undernourished, her child is at a greater than average risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, in part due to so-called 'epigenetic' effects. A new study in mice ...

Researchers see structural changes in genetic material that allow memories to strengthen when remembered. More than a century ago, the zoologist Richard Semon coined the term “engram” to designate the ...

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of ...

In the late 1980s, at a federal research facility in Pensacola, Florida, Tamar Barkay used mud in a way that proved revolutionary in a manner she could never have imagined at the time: a crude version ...