As aging progresses, the quality of DNA and proteins inside cells declines, which is known to be the cause of various ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

Scientists say HHS’ decision to defund mRNA vaccine research will leave the country less prepared for pandemics, and make it ...

Similar to the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres—regions of repetitive DNA sequences ...

Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously ...

Waltham, Massachusetts–based Skyhawk Therapeutics has been collecting collaborations with larger companies in spades since ...

Using artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more efficiently ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have ...

New research published in Nature has uncovered powerful evidence that may explain why a new chemical modification of RNA is ...

The collaboration will explore RNA-based small molecule drug candidates aimed at neurological conditions where existing ...

Mutations in a single gene, HNF1A, are known to cause MODY3, a rare, early-onset form of diabetes. Smaller-scale mutations in ...

The Vutara VXL is a benchtop optical microscope that's been optimized specifically for single-molecule localization. It uses ...