Learn how small mutations in non-coding DNA can alter sex development in rodents.

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

A single DNA letter, inserted into a stretch of the genome that doesn’t code for any protein, was enough to turn genetically female mouse embryos into anatomically male mice. The experiment, published ...

DNA has tremendous potential as a data storage medium, but the process of synthesizing DNA from scratch is time-consuming. It has to be done one nucleotide at a time in a specific sequence. New ...