Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show ...

The treatment of leukemia among children could be made more precise with fewer side effects with the help of more accurate methods of diagnosis. A new study led by Umeå University, Sweden, reveals ...

In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers from Berlin, Potsdam, and Jena present a new method for ...

Genetic susceptibility to neurodevelopmental conditions such as schizophrenia, autism, and ADHD can be linked, in part, to distinct epigenetic signatures in newborn cord blood. An analysis of nearly 6 ...

A new atlas pairs DNA methylation with 3D genome folding in 86,689 human cells and ties disease risk to specific cell types.

A massive genetic study found more than 1,000 DNA differences linked to human personality, revealing how genes help shape the ...

An essential cellular enzyme successfully transcribed synthetic DNA letters, bringing expanded genetic codes closer to ...

In a recent article published in Nature communications*, researchers described a technique of capturing two-dimensional (2D) light patterns into deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and using high-throughput ...

For more than a century, heredity has been framed through the tidy logic of Mendel's pea plants: traits pass from parent to offspring by fixed genetic rules. But a new mouse study suggests that ...