Scientists have reached a new milestone in decoding the human genome, unlocking complex regions once believed to be too difficult to study. Researchers used long-read sequencing to analyze the DNA of ...

Genome assemblies from 65 individuals, representing a variety of the world’s populations, are advancing the scientific exploration of complex genetic structural variation. Structural variations are ...

A new study provides a detailed structure of a human enzyme critical for antiviral defense and platelet function.

Using data from the T2T reference, scientists linked two new genes to changes in brain size and synapse signaling.

When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands ...

Inside each cell of the human body are proteins that control which genes are expressed at the right place and time. However, intriguingly, many of the most important proteins involved in gene ...

Researchers demonstrated that systemic factors from young mice can rejuvenate the aging retina by alleviating cellular senescence and restoring function.

The aging liver undergoes dramatic changes in its functional organization and other key attributes, which may underpin its ...

New research has identified the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1) as a new therapeutic target for Duchenne muscular ...

By understanding this newly revealed mechanism, scientists may now be able to design drugs that disable Hedgehog signaling at ...

The beautiful, fascinating and often perplexing world around us grows from intricate and convoluted interactions of millions ...