Structural variants in the human genome include cytogenetically detectable and submicroscopic deletions, duplications, large-scale copy-number variants, inversions and translocations. The ability ...

Stanford scientists have identified 380 key genetic variants that significantly influence cancer development, filtering ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk.

Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

Thousands of single changes in the nucleotides that make up the human genome have been associated with an increased risk of ...

However, the most fascinating discovery is that the team also found human DNA belonging to the ‘Fournol’ genetic ancestry, a ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?