For decades, biologists have known that the instructions for life are written in DNA, yet the vast majority of those letters seemed to sit in the dark, doing little that was obvious. Now a new ...

Deep-learning model decodes the regulatory effects of DNA changes ...

It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

Fixing gene defects with designer DNA is on the horizon after Google DeepMind launched a pioneering new AI tool.

Artificial intelligence has gotten a bad reputation lately, and often for good reason. But a team of scientists at Google’s ...

WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” through DNA ...

Model predicts effect of mutations on sequences up to 1 million base pairs in length and is adept at tackling complex ...

Scientists have found that non-coding 'junk' DNA, far from being harmless and inert, could potentially contribute to the development of cancer. Their study has shown how non-coding DNA can get in the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This chart was used in the National ...

There are some genes that can promote cancer; they are sometimes called oncogenes, and in tumor cells, mutations are often found in these genes. When they are functioning normally, oncogenes are often ...

Researchers reckon it could dramatically accelerate understanding of how DNA influences disease, cancer, and drug discovery.