dna
How cancer-causing virus clings to our DNA decoded
To complete their 3D portrait of the virus, they combined their results with information drawn from other imaging techniques.
Deadliest strains may help design malaria vaccine
This is the first time anyone has taken the parasite genes that are in the blood of patients and sequenced everything that's there.
110 new genes that increase breast cancer risk uncovered: Study
The new study helps researchers come closer to understanding how DNA influences a woman's risk of breast cancer.
Over 500 genes linked to intelligence identified
They also found 187 regions in the human genome that are linked to thinking skills.
Study finds motherhood ages women faster
Study finds effects of becoming a mum ages a woman’s DNA more than smoking or being fat.
Carbs, fat, DNA? Weight loss is finicky, new study shows
Gene analyses identified variations linked with how the body processes fats or carbohydrates.
Fifteen genes that shape our face identified
In the past, scientists selected specific features, including the distance between the eyes or the width of the mouth.
Vaping cause DNA mutation
New study found DNA repair systems responsible for protection against cancer were also impaired in the exposed animals.
Human genome decoded with pocket-sized device
The new sequencing method is the first to read long, unbroken strands of DNA.
Body's new warning system 'sprays' DNA to alert other cells
According to researchers, Mitochondria in the white blood cells secrete a web of DNA fibres that raises the alarm.