This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger ...

If most of our DNA is junk, could we cut those useless chains and still have a functional cell? This question was originally answered on Quora by Adriana Heguy.

“Non-coding DNA” came to be a shorthand for DNA that didn’t encode proteins. But non-coding DNA could still have a function, such as switching off genes or producing useful RNA molecules.

Much of the "junk" DNA in Drosophila shows signs of either negative or positive selection, according to a study in this week's Nature. An analysis by Peter Andolfatto of the University of California, ...

A recent study published in Nature Medicine found that mutations in non-coding DNA might underlie many cases of previously unexplained neurodevelopmental disorders.4 The mutations were found in a ...

The accumulation of mutations in DNA is often mentioned as an explanation for the aging process, but it remains just one ...

Non-coding DNA variants contribute to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) chemotherapy resistance. Explore new technology used in the St. Jude-led discovery.

However, for decades after the discovery of DNA and how genes encode for proteins, scientists mostly disregarded the non-coding parts of the genome as 'junk.' But in recent years, advances in genetic ...

If you regularly experience headaches, dizziness, balance problems and blurred vision, our Neanderthal cousins could be to ...