DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

Researchers developed e2MPRA, a high-throughput technique that simultaneously measures cis-regulatory element activity and ...

Less than 2% of the genome codes for proteins; the rest, once called 'junk DNA', contains regulatory elements. Researchers analyzed 10,000 to reveal how variants shape gene activity.

Michael Magee discusses how the EU-funded TETTRIs project investigates methods to modernise taxonomy to improve conservation ...

Food fraud in fish is a vast problem, of greater magnitude than fraud in meat, fruit or vegetables. It poses risks to both industry profits and consumer health. To combat it, the industry must use ...

You walk through a field of wheat, ryegrass, or clover and notice the sway of stems and leaves. What you cannot see is where most of the action happens.

Fish fraud, in a variety of guises, is widespread in markets around the world, and there are a growing number of tools to ...

Fish fraud, in a variety of guises, is widespread in markets around the world, and there are a growing number of tools to ...

Fish fraud is widespread in markets, grocers and restaurants around the world, but a growing number of innovative tools are turning the tide, according to a new report published on Tuesday by the UN ...

A new spatial transcriptomic technology captures RNA patterns without requiring expensive imaging ...

A new study focused on cryptic species—animals that look the same but are genetically different—found that they’re more widespread among vertebrates than we previously thought.