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 ...

New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating that could allow them to bounce off one another, like bumper cars, protecting them from being damaged ...

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

Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people ...

That’s why the DNA strands are wrapped as tightly as possible in preparation for cell division: multiple loops and spirals form compact, neatly-disentangled, sausage-shaped chromosomes with ...

The activity of these "switches" is regulated by their methylation status, chemical marks that can be added to or removed ...

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

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.