Because methylated genes are typically turned off, loss of DNA methylation can cause abnormally high gene activation by altering the arrangement of chromatin. On the other hand, too much ...

This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, ...

DNA polymerases carry out crucial functions in many DNA metabolic processes. Polymerases catalyse the addition, using a template, of complementary nucleotides to the 3′ end of DNA primer strands.

A small, early trial of a vaccine that mobilizes the immune system to battle advanced kidney cancers appears successful, ...

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

The "personalized cancer vaccines" (PCVs) used by the nine patients in the trial were targeted to genes specific to their ...

a type of mood disorder in which symptoms come and go with the changing of the seasons). Neandertal DNA has also been associated with substance use such as drinking and smoking. Other genetic ...

Abstract Research of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM), two acquired chronic illnesses affecting mainly females, has failed to ascertain their frequent ...

The research is published in the journal Nature. The study comprehensively analyzed "cis-regulatory elements" (CREs), which are the DNA sequences that regulate gene transcription. This work sheds ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

We make hundreds of daily microdecisions about food that can change our genetic and physiologic “fate.” Like any doctor, I ...