Kate Adamala started work on a cell in which the natural molecular structure is reversed. Then a possible doomsday scenario became clear.

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Wiring up the brain's trillions of circuit connections is an enormous job performed by a huge crew of molecules. Among the less understood members are circular RNAs, transcripts from DNA that assume a ...

A new method to detect ribonucleic acid (RNA) without needing any complex lab procedures or heating equipment has been ...

A team led by Neil King, a biochemistry professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is now exploring a new ...