A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto researchers are reporting that targeted RNA sequencing can detect clinically actionable ...

qPCR is a highly sensitive method that quantifies DNA or RNA by amplifying target sequences.21 Fluorescent dyes (e.g., SYBR Green) or probes are used to monitor the accumulation of the amplified ...

Reprogrammable RNA nanoparticles activate only in cancer cells to deliver targeted gene-silencing therapy while avoiding ...

The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many redundancies, and scientists have long wondered whether these redundancies ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are. A recent ...