In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal, the bowhead whale, revealing a mechanism that could potentially prolong the human lifespan ...

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Judges have generally held that as long as the arrest warrant provides sufficient description of a suspect to ensure "reasonable certainty" of identification later, John Doe warrants are permissible.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is one of life's most versatile molecules, with roles going far beyond being a messenger of genetic ...

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our ...

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is central to gene regulation, but accurately simulating its folding is a long-standing challenge in computational biology. In a recent study, Associate Professor Tadashi Ando ...

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have developed some of the first robust laboratory models of a ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...

VEXAS syndrome is an a confounding adult-onset inflammatory disease first described in 2020, which affects 1 in 4,000 men ...

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...