A study published today in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Scientists discover QT45, a self-replicating RNA molecule, offering insights into the origins of life on Earth.

Genetics tools have advanced significantly in recent decades, and have allowed scientist to sequence all of the genetic ...

Researchers identified how the poxvirus protein VITF-3 forms a molecular ring that clamps onto DNA with viral RNA polymerase, ...

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, comparable to a mechanism in eukaryotic cells. The finding challenges the dogma ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. They have revealed a unique viral mechanism: A molecular ring anchors the viral copying machine ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study reveals a ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel approach to halt the progression of colorectal cancer by inducing irreversible cellular aging. Their findings demonstrate that suppressing a ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge have discovered a ribozyme that is shockingly small, yet ...