Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the material in cells that carries all genetic information in humans, animals, plants, and all living cells. It’s passed down from ...

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

From 1 September, only those athletes who have passed the SRY gene test will be allowed to participate in women's ...

Scientists have reached a new milestone in decoding the human genome, unlocking complex regions once believed to be too ...

Scientists have used gene editing to remove the extra chromosome causing Down syndrome in lab-grown cells. A major step ...

A new study mapped gene activity in thousands of individual yeast cells, revealing how DNA changes lead to traits. Researchers found that distant DNA regions strongly control how genes turn on, ...

Eight children were born with DNA from three people to prevent a deadly genetic disease.

A research team from National Taiwan University, Academia Sinica, and National Taiwan University Hospital has uncovered a ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

Scientists used diverse genomes to complete a fuller human DNA map. This unlocks hidden risks and improves diagnoses.

Blocking microRNA-106a to reactivate silent healthy MECP2 genes reverses symptoms in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.