It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...
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Hidden DNA weak spot near gene start mutates rapidly

These sequences are extremely prone to mutations and rank among the most functionally important regions in the entire human ...
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 ...
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular ...
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Newly found microbe redefines the edge of life

Can life exist without the very metabolic machinery that defines it? The discovery of Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile ...
A dire wolf de-extinction debate, CRISPR-GPT for gene editing, and more topped the list of our most popular stories in ...
Through a recent notice, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has ...
Research presented by Dr Erik Sahai has shown that early, reversible diversity in tumour cell state can blunt the effect of ...
Triglia discusses her research at the intersection of genetics, epigenetics, single-cell genomics and computational biology.
Thymagen (also called thymogen; dipeptide Glu-Trp, EW) is a synthetic peptide analog derived from thymic extracts and regarded in peptide bioregulator research for its putative immunoregulatory and ...
AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.
RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.