Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform – from bacteria to blue whales – shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific ...

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their ...

People often compare the genome to a computer's program, with the cell using its genetic code to process environmental inputs ...

We’ve seen AI algorithms create mostly-believable pictures of people’s headshots, works of art, news articles, and even pokémon. But now a team of scientists is taking things a step further, with an ...

Occasionally, single-letter misspellings in the genetic code, known as point mutations, occur. Point mutations that alter the resulting protein sequences are called nonsynonymous mutations, while ...

Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes seemed like an open book. By reading and decoding our chromosomes as linear strings of letters, like sentences in a novel, we can ...

New study reveals the role of metabolites in health and disease. A new study, published today in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights on the ...

Autosomal DNA tests are a way of looking at the code that exists inside of all of your cells. They reveal a world of genetic information that can be used medically and to discover your ethnic makeup.

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and ...