Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger ...

CRISPR leaders came together to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures collaboration, hosted at the IGI in Berkeley.

Using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy, scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level. The movie ...

Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide ...

A fundamental understanding of photosynthesis in nature is crucial for applied photosynthesis, which may well prove to play a key role in overcoming some of the greatest challenges that humankind is ...

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Humpback whale song shares statistical structures with human language, highlighting unexpected similarities in communication across species. Credit: OperationCetaces A new study finds that humpback ...

As one of the largest engineering projects ever built, any structural failure could have devastating consequences for millions of people downstream. Experts are closely monitoring the situation ...