Non-coding regions, on the other hand, contain regulatory elements that guide how cells grow and function. Over 95% of disease-linked DNA variants occur in these non-coding regions, yet existing ...

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

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a specific long non-coding RNA activates oncogenic signaling pathways ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a key player in understanding complex diseases. Following the landmark ...