Acetylation of lysine residues in the tail domain of histone H3 is well characterized, but lysine residues in the histone globular domain are also acetylated. Histone modifications in globular domain ...

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered how mammalian cells prevent the gradual buildup of harmful mutations ...

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that ...

Scientists found that DNA’s phosphate groups can direct chemical reactions to make the correct mirror-image form of drug ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and ...

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and ...

An ambitious plan to sequence genomes for 1.85 million eukaryotic species on our planet is underway. It's a massive ...

Whole genome sequencing in nearly 500,000 UK Biobank participants shows that observed rare and common variants now explain ...

A multinational research study assessed microplastic concentrations in the drinking water supply system of Amsterdam from source to tap using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS).

Studies of germline genetic testing programs provide a snapshot of challenges at academic and community practices at the NSGC annual meeting.