Proteins from an ancient rhino tooth unearthed in the Canadian Arctic have allowed scientists to look much deeper into the ...

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals ...

DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

Linked to neurological disorders, repeat RNAs aggregate inside droplets but can be disassembled with an engineered piece of ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

While humans can escape the heat by seeking shade or shedding layers, plants remain rooted in place. So how do they survive ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

Study reveals how cells regulate repair protein production to prevent DNA damage over-repair or under-repair, aiding cell ...

A Ph.D. graduate student in biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, with a background in computer science and mathematics, ...

A study from the University of Chicago introduces an RNA-based liquid biopsy that detects early-stage colorectal cancer with ...

As part of a person's first line of defense against viruses and other microbes that cause illness and disease, a whole ...

Liquid biopsies are tests that detect signs of cancer through a simple blood draw. Unlike traditional biopsies, which require removing a piece of tissue, a liquid biopsy typically looks for mutations ...