For decades, the hunt for the genetic roots of common disease has focused overwhelmingly on single-letter changes in the DNA ...

In the second episode of Cosmos, “One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue,” we switch gears from the very big to the very small – from ...

DNA is a double helix.”This is a fact so famous that it now appears in middle and high school textbooks. However, when you learn the details of how this shape was discovered, you realize it is not a ...

Inherited information and protocellsLast time, we saw that lipid molecules can aggregate to form small membrane vesicles, trapping molecules like RNA inside. Membranes create an 'inside.' However, the ...

Cellular senescence has long been portrayed as one of the body’s most dependable defenses against cancer. When a cell’s telomeres wear down, when an oncogene such as RAS or BRAF fires abnormally, or ...

The Anthropic enzyme system report describes a repeat-linked pattern in viral DNA, but its function is unknown and early findings need ...

These days, notices reading “Flu vaccination now available!” are posted in schools and hospitals everywhere. Some people are ...

Blade 1998 science holds up 28 years later: the horror-action film built its vampire mythology on real biochemistry, ...

Incendiamoeba cascadensis, a newly discovered amoeba, can reproduce at temperatures up to 145°F. It challenges prior beliefs ...

STAS lung adenocarcinoma shows worse DFS and a distinct genomic profile marked by TP53 mutations, genomic instability and ...

Daunorubicin: How a Bacterial Natural Product Became Part of AML’s Most Enduring Regimen / 7+3, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), ...

Spread the loveImagine a world where the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics aren’t just confined to super-cooled labs or the vastness of space, but are actively at play within your very own body, ...