In preparation for winter, the common shrew (Sorex araneus) shrinks its brain by 30 percent to conserve precious energy.

What began as a study of human population history quickly evolved into a groundbreaking ...

Understanding human gene function in living organisms has long been hampered by fundamental differences between species.

The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

A research team led by Zhiping Weng, Ph.D., and Jill Moore, Ph.D."18, at UMass Chan Medical School, has nearly tripled the ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that tumor cells use LINE-1 retrotransposons to restructure the genome to promote cancer gene expression.

Scientists recover DNA from a 5,500-year-old burial in Colombia, revealing ancient syphilis-related bacteria and reshaping disease history.

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE-1 in shaping the cancer genome structure and regulation.

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave. Researchers have now mapped this hidden architecture in unprecedented detail, showing ...

Brazilian researchers have identified previously unknown forms of a protein linked to breast cancer. The discovery ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), ...