Scientists have gained tremendous control over the genome with CRISPR editing systems, that use a guide RNA molecule to ...

Before a cell can divide, it has to precisely duplicate its entire genetic information. However, the DNA in the cell exists ...

Researchers discovered a kinase-driven phosphorylation switch that activates DNA packaging machinery, aligning nucleosomes at ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...

A study in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines reports the first high-resolution structure of the major G-quadruplex in the TMPRSS2 promoter and shows how berberine binds and stabilizes it, ...

DNA robots are emerging as tiny programmable machines that could one day deliver drugs, hunt viruses, and build ...

Scientists have identified a new RNA molecule that may play a key role in improving survival in cancer patients.

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather ...

Beyond the rather low efficiency of today’s solar panels in converting the power of the sun into electricity, the ...

What if the Trojan horse had been pulled to pieces, revealing the ruse and fending off the invasion, just as it entered the ...