The first complete DNA methylation atlas of 39 human cell types reveals which genes can talk or are silenced, depending on whether their sequence is linked to methyl group epigenetic modification that ...

But the human genome also contains more than 50,000 ... Published today in The EMBO Journal is the first comprehensive map of these unique DNA structures, shedding light on their potential roles ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Regions of DNA that do not code for proteins may also be considered genes if they produce noncoding RNA with biological functions. Protein-coding versus noncoding genes When deciding the number of ...