During the COVID-19 pandemic, health worker Maria Tereza Malheiros Sapienza's curiosity was aroused by her immunity to ...

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted ...

Base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino acids at the most foundational unit of DNA, called a base.

Heroes, Warriors, and Martyrs—may be biologically imprinted in our DNA. Science, psychology, and epigenetics reveal the roots ...

A research team has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from stem ...

Most people associate sunburns with DNA damage -- it's what we've been taught in textbooks and by dermatologists for years.

New research is offering deeper insights into the role of the active X chromosome and its effects on brain health.

A research team at KAIST has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation ...

This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, ...

The study reveals that soybeans with natural resistance to SCNs activate a set of defense genes that robustly protect them from damage. In contrast, varieties lacking these genetic defenses are more ...