New data reveals differences in gene activity in the brains of men and women. They start in the womb and evolved millions of ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both ...

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

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

Priority Research Communication by Professor Yogesh Dwivedi and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reports original, peer-reviewed findings demonstrating that long noncoding RNAs ...

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.

The power of the mRNA platform is that vaccines can be produced exceptionally quickly once a pathogen's genetics have been ...

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

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 ...

The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...

For decades, scientists believed the essence of life was written solely in four chemical bases: A, C, T, and G. Together, ...

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