The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

A genetic analysis of polar bears in southeast Greenland found that genes related to heat-stress, aging, and metabolism are ...

Researchers develop a groundbreaking genomic mapping to reveal how genes interact to cause diseases, paving the way for ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

Is complex social behavior genetically determined? Yes, as a team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf ...

Proteins are among the most important molecular building blocks of life. They are chains of amino acids assembled in our cells by ribosomes, the molecular "protein factories" of our bodies. The ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

In a study published in Genome Research, a team of researchers, including Cornell College Assistant Professor of Biology ...

The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon, in ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...