Primer pairs were designed for human candidate loci using human nucleotide information from genomic reference clones in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) and ...

The organization of the human genome relies on physics of different states of matter - such as liquid and solid - a team of scientists has discovered. The findings, which reveal how the physical ...

LOS ANGELES -- An international team has completed the most comprehensive map ever of the genetic code of the mouse, an accomplishment that will make the laboratory animal more useful to scientists ...

Blepharophimosis syndrome (BPES, MIM 110100) is a rare eyelid malformation characterized by (1) a reduced size of the palpebral fissures (blepharophimosis), (2) falling of the eyelids (ptosis) and (3) ...

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark genome" that are responsible for controlling how cells sense and respond to the ...

The genetic heritage is not a simple, static list inside the cell nucleus. It unfolds into a dynamic architecture whose intimate folds govern the destiny of cells. A mapping of unprecedented precision ...

The mission to save the Tasmanian devil from a deadly facial tumour disease has been given a boost, with scientists successfully developing a map of the genetic make-up of a healthy devil. The facial ...

Google's new AI tool can read DNA like a language, and see immediately if a word substitution will change the meaning of that sentence, the company says. — © AFP ...

A new comprehensive analysis has revealed that major depressive disorder alters both the physical architecture and the ...