Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Recent breakthroughs in genetics research may have uncovered new genes underlying common psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia and ...

Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that ...

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

Non-coding DNA variants contribute to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) chemotherapy resistance. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified specific DNA variants in the ...

Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies—in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked ...

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Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...

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

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development ...