For decades, biology has relied on one central assumption: the genetic code is precise. DNA is transcribed into RNA, RNA is translated into proteins, .

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...

Cancer has long been treated as a mass of rogue cells, but the real power lies in the intricate communication networks ...

Ribosomes—the tiny factories that build proteins in our cells—don't all work with the same efficiency. Researchers from Japan have discovered that ...

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

Triglia discusses her research at the intersection of genetics, epigenetics, single-cell genomics and computational biology.

Structures long blamed for blocking genes actually help them turn on, according to the Cornell Chronicle. Cornell scientists found that nucleosomes — the spools that package DNA — relieve twisting ...

For years, ETH researchers have been investigating a molecular complex that plays a key role in protein synthesis. They have now discovered that this complex also contributes a crucial function in ...

RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...