Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the ...

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By ...

An international team of researchers has taken an important step toward understanding how gene expression is controlled across the human genome. The research is published in the journal Nature. The ...

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 ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...