Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. By experimentally testing nearly 1,000 DNA switches in human ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

Just before the Covid-19 pandemic, it seemed gene therapies were a few years away from curing all sorts of diseases with a quick, simple infusion. The idea was that drugmakers could stuff some genetic ...

But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...

This article looks at some of the latest developments in biotech letters, exploring how new tools are helping us solve big problems and what it takes to get these ideas out of the lab and into the ...