An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Google DeepMind in London could help scientists to make sense of this ...

The sex characteristics regulated by DNA on the Y chromosome are also not equivalent to an individual’s gender identity. UCSC Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen Miga is a co-leader ...

It follows a previous report showing that the Werner syndrome protein WRN and its interacting protein WRNIP1 are indispensable for translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) by Y-family DNA polymerases (Pols).

The most important goal is to build a reference DNA sequence for species similar in genetic makeup—that is, those in a “family.” Reference genomes are incredibly important for genetic studies. True to ...

Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a ...

DNA is made up of four chemical "letters"—the nucleotide bases A, G, T and C. Mutations in this sequence cause thousands of human diseases, yet until recently, gene editing could only fix a ...

More shared DNA generally indicates a closer relationship; for example, a parent and their child will share around 47.5% to 50% of their DNA, while grandparents and grandchildren, aunts and uncles ...