Scientists have uncovered new genetic causes of diabetes in infants, pointing to a region of the genome that has long been ...

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Learn how small mutations in non-coding DNA can alter sex development in rodents.

Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions of the cell, the rest of the genome cannot be ignored. However, for decades ...

For decades, scientists have been puzzled by large portions of the human genome labeled as “junk” DNA, sequences that seemingly serve no purpose. Yet, recent studies suggest these cryptic sequences ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called ‘junk DNA’ contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. When people picture DNA, they often imagine a set of genes ...

Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies—in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked in genetic studies. Until recently, most research has investigated causes ...

Neonatal autoimmune diabetes is caused by mutations in non-coding genes RNU4ATAC and RNU6ATAC, which disrupt gene regulation ...