Next, the researchers tested the MER11 sequences with a technique known as lentiMPRA (lentiviral massively parallel reporter assay). This method can test thousands of DNA sequences at the same ...

What scientists once dismissed as junk DNA may actually be some of the most powerful code in our genome. A new international study reveals that ancient viral DNA buried in our genes plays an ...

NEWS 25 June 2025 DeepMind’s new AlphaGenome AI tackles the ‘dark matter’ in our DNA Tool aims to solve the mystery of non-coding sequences — but is still in its infancy.

New research suggests that DNA sequences historically considered to be "junk" have had an overlooked role in gene expression this whole time.

By blueprints, I mean the genetic code — the DNA sequence that makes smallpox or polio or SARS-CoV-2. Those sequences are freely available on the internet.

The companies that sell synthesized DNA to scientists need to screen their customers, lest dangerous sequences for pathogens or toxins fall into the wrong hands.

Buried in our DNA lies ancient viral code once dismissed as junk, and now it might be pulling the genetic strings. McGill University and Kyoto University scientists have uncovered overlooked viral ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a ...