Department of Physiology, Division of Life Science, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan ...

The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study ...

For some proteins, a single mutation, or change in its DNA instructions, is all it takes to tip the balance between functioning normally and causing cancer.

Early study data from Wave Life Sciences suggests how editing RNA may yield viable medicines. Large and small drugmakers say such results are just the start.

Scientists at NYU have created a drug that targets cancer-causing HER2 mutations without harming healthy cells. This new ...

In cellular biology, the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has evolved from being perceived merely as harmful metabolic ...

But did you know that there are parts of your strands of DNA that don’t follow this shape; and instead they form a kind of ...

Ever since recombinant DNA has been used to develop and manufacture vaccines, antivaxxers have portrayed it as evil. This ...

Researchers discovered that PLK1 triggers a process ensuring centromere preservation during cell division by activating the ...

Researchers have identified an alternate method to study changes during the DNA replication process in lab settings using genetically modified yeast. The new approach offers a clearer window than ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that an important class of DNA-binding factors can also bind to RNA, regulating gene expression through various mechanisms. The study significantly ...