Only 1-2 % of the genome consists of genes, the sequences that code for proteins. "DNA has many functions beyond coding for proteins.

Other surprising discoveries for the team included the finding that the invading strand binds to the entire complementary sequence of the donor DNA except for one available base pair that remains ...

Completion of the Human Genome Project was a huge milestone, but there’s more work to do to ensure equitable access to the information in our DNA.

What scientists once dismissed as junk DNA may actually be some of the most powerful code in our genome. A new international study reveals that ancient viral DNA buried in our genes plays an ...

“We found that, to search for the complementary sequence to use in the repair, RAD51 first unwinds the double helix of the donor DNA by inserting physical spacers to separate the unwoven strands ...

Researchers have revealed the structural mechanisms of a major DNA repair pathway in human cells.