Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

We are now in the second great wave of the genetic revolution, not defined by reading the human code of life, but by rewriting it.

Bill Gates's comments on genetics as "code" have reignited debate over genetic engineering, intellectual property, and the ...

Scientists have long believed that a universal genetic code serves as a blueprint for all life on Earth, dictating the structure and function of organisms from the simplest bacteria to complex humans.

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Intracellular living therapeutics convert cellular signals into coordinated healing programs Get small and look inside. I ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana's groundbreaking work on the genetic code, deciphering how DNA sequences translate to proteins, laid the foundation for modern molecular biology. His research, ...

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have created the first comprehensive genetic resource to identify people at ...