You look the way you do because of them. But do you really know what a gene is? This animated series won’t get you a PhD, but it does clear up a few mysteries about how genes work, how they make ...

Animation of DNA’s knot-like i-motif structure the team mapped in 50,000 locations in the human genome, concentrated in key functional areas including regions that control gene activity Credit ...

The human body is a remarkably complex machine, so it would make sense that it houses an abundance of DNA – the blueprints that help guide the body's growth and repair. But how much DNA do our ...

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This animation describes the genetic defects involved and explores the options available to stop inheritance of maternal mitochondrial DNA. To learn more about mitochondrial diseases, check out ...

Pompo: The Cinephile director Takayuki Hirao and his creative team are back with a film called Wasted Chef, and now we've got some art for it!