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

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

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

Students at Licking Heights High School are partnering with Amgen to solve mysteries using research-grade technology. Through ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Researchers have identified elusive DNA switches in brain support cells that influence genes tied to Alzheimer’s disease. When people think about DNA, they often picture genes that determine our ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...