There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Ever see a basset hound and find yourself wanting to (gently) grab its long, floppy ears and give them a little waggle?The ...

Professor Paul Colombo has studied music-based mentoring, memory, and the benefits of music training over the course of his ...

The pursuit to fulfill this mandate not only brings clarity to our meaning and purpose in this world, but it also creates the ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients.

While codons (combinations of three nucleotides) may vary in which do what functions, a long-standing rule was that each codon serves one specific purpose. New evidence, however suggests that ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.