But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...

Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...

When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it's made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioral ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

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No treatment-related adverse toxicity was observed across completed GLP studies, with consistent systemic exposure following ...

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic ...

Scientists have unraveled how an early form of Bronze Age plague that differed from the Black Death spread across Europe.

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain" - the ...

A human ‘tubuloid’ model captures the slow progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), addressing key limitations of animal ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only ...