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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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