The team at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology calls their creation Syn57. It is a synthetic ...

With the power to rewrite the genetic code underlying countless diseases, CRISPR holds immense promise to revolutionize medicine. But until scientists ...

MP, which was found to play a critical role in upholding mitochondrial structure and regulating metabolic stress in mouse fat cells.

A newly discovered Denisovan gene, hidden within human DNA, may have helped the first Americans adapt to their new world.

New study shows RNA can link to amino acids in water, a simple reaction that may explain how Earth's first life evolved from proteins ...

A new study shows RNA can link to amino acids in water, revealing a simple reaction that may explain how life’s first proteins began.

Like bees breathing life into gardens, providing pollen and making flowers blossom, little cellular machines called mitochondria breathe life into our bodies, buzzing with energy as they produce the ...

Like bees breathing life into gardens, providing pollen and making flowers blossom, little cellular machines called ...

A plant's number one priority is to grow—a feat that demands sunlight, nutrients, and water. If just one of these three ...

Could DNA be glycosylated? A new study published in Engineering explores this intriguing question, suggesting that DNA might undergo glycosylation, a process that could revolutionize our understanding ...

The origin of life has long posed a “chicken-and-egg" problem. DNA contains the instructions for life, while proteins are the molecular “workhorses" responsible for executing a cell’s functions, ...

Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...