A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

Imagine you open up the hood of your car and take a look inside. You see an engine, the battery, various fluid reservoirs; ...

Long-term, persistent weekly or more frequent cannabis smoking leaves a distinct and partially reversible epigenetic ...

Genetic variation also plays a major role. It doesn’t encode trauma itself, but it shapes traits such as sensitivity to ...

Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited ...

A study by the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) led by Marilene Demasi from the Butantan Institute (São Paulo, Brazil) presents a valuable new experimental model for investigating ...

The faithful recovery of the base sequence in automatic DNA sequencing fundamentally depends on the underlying statistics of the DNA electrophoresis time series. Current DNA sequencing algorithms are ...

An experimental rationalization of the structure type encountered in DNA and RNA by systematically investigating the chemical and physical properties of alternative nucleic acids has identified ...

Tyler Kartzinel likens protecting biodiversity to enhancing cellphone networks. His analogy is pretty straightforward: look for gaps in coverage, and then do what’s needed to fill them. “Engineers ...