Despite progress in defining functional elements of noncoding DNA, it is still not fully understood. Researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of noncoding ...

These discoveries suggest that certain cancer treatments may be useful therapeutically for Alzheimer’s disease.

Discover how specific mutations in ARS genes cause inherited peripheral neuropathies and potential avenues for targeted ...

Two microscopy images of human colon organoids. The left image shows an organoid with the FBXW7 mutation (colorectal cancer) and the right image shows an organoid without the mutation (wild type). The ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The gene that causes orange coloration in cats had been pondered for years, but never actually found—until now. Cats with orange coats get them from ...

New research from Boston Children’s Hospital, published in Cell, finds that the brain’s resident immune cells, microglia, ...