Live data from 7 scientific databases
Explore the Human Genome
An integrated genetic research platform for exploring genes, proteins, variants, and scientific evidence.
- Research sections
- 7
- Public databases
- 7
- Reference species
- Homo sapiens
Molecular journey /02
Inside the
double helix
Two antiparallel strands. Complementary base pairs. A molecular alphabet that stores the instructions of life.
Simplified educational visualization — not a molecular simulation or a searched gene’s sequence.
Six modules
ResearchTools
Each module looks at a gene from a different angle — from where it sits on the chromosome to how it's expressed across the body.
Molecular journey /04
From DNA to
messenger RNA
During transcription, a local region of DNA opens. RNA polymerase reads the template strand and builds complementary RNA in the 5′→3′ direction.
The cyan strand represents RNA. The opening and synthesis shown here are schematic.
Molecular journey /05
An alphabet becomes
a protein
A ribosome reads mRNA codons. Transfer RNAs deliver amino acids, linking them into a growing polypeptide chain.
Stylized ribosome and schematic chain formation; tRNA and cellular factors are omitted for clarity.
Molecular journey /06
Discovery
Lab
Amino-acid sequence gives rise to three-dimensional structure. Folding depends on interactions, environment and cellular machinery.
Educational Cα trace: crambin · PDB 1CRN. This plant protein is an example, not the structure of your searched gene; the folding transition is schematic.
How it works
From symbol toinsight
- 01Live
Enter a gene symbol
Type an official human symbol such as KL, APOE or BRCA1. HELIXA checks the format, then opens the gene's research dashboard.
- 02Live
Query public resources
Each section retrieves live records from its own trusted database — NCBI Gene, UniProt, Ensembl, ClinVar, AlphaFold DB, PubMed and GTEx.
- 03Live
Review the evidence
Results come together in one dashboard, with accession IDs, citations and a link back to every original record.