Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped ...

Despite collecting DNA from saliva samples from more than 15 million customers, the company hasn’t been profitable since going public in 2021. That personal information can now be sold as part ...

Academy Award winner Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died in February 2025 at the respective ages of 95 and 64. Us Weekly confirmed on February 27, 2025, that the actor and his spouse ...

The planned changes include reinstating a version of chromosome testing that was discontinued in the 1990s, requiring athletes who compete in the female category to submit to a cheek swab or dry blood ...

We collected saliva samples from 350 males of the Zhetiru tribe using the Oragene DNA Self-Collection ... to the gene pool of the tribe. Nine haplogroups, each with a frequency greater than 5%, ...

2024 saw 40 percent of staff laid off and a mass exodus from the board of directors. Now, potential buyers are circling at the smell of blood and Anne Wojcicki, CEO and founder, has announced her ...

The Y-STR technique works by zeroing in on the characteristics of the Y-chromosome which is only present in the DNA of human males. Unlike DNA-7, the common method used in criminal cases ...

The research has demonstrated that specific epigenetic modifications in the placenta, particularly DNA methylation, can influence the expression of genes associated with psychiatric disorders.

The research reveals that this sex-based difference can be traced to a gene on the Y chromosome. The discovery, published in Science Advances, not only showcases the critical need to understand ...