Organisms are made up of cells, and in each of those cells, a genome encodes the instructions for that organism to grow and survive. The human genome has at least 20,000 genes, and the expression of ...

Researchers at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have uncovered new evidence that two major types of gene-controlling DNA sequences, promoters and enhancers, operate with a shared ...

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA. Different enhancers are ...

A study published in the journal Cell marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells.

PhD graduate Dr. Renhe Luo won the 2024 Chairman’s Prize at the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School, affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This year’s $2,000 Chairman’s Prize ...

In the rapidly evolving realm of genetics, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in new perspectives on therapeutic approaches and evolutionary processes. Traditional genetic ...

Prostate cancer relies on genetic "switches", called enhancers, that can turn on tumor-promoting genes. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have discovered histone H2B ...

In particular, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have pinpointed hundreds of genes associated with disease risk, enabling the development of drugs targeting a broad range of highly prevalent ...