Explore the potential of gene therapy as a groundbreaking approach to curing diseases, beyond traditional pharmacological ...

Scientists successfully extract RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, thylacine, revealing how its genes functioned before its extinction.

A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular ...

Sean Ryder, professor at UMass Chan Medical School, has written a book to delve the mysteries of ribonucleic acid as a tool to fight diseases. Messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA, is in the public ...

Magnesium deficiency is linked to a higher risk of dementia as it is crucial for brain health, regulating inflammation, and ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Fathers exposed to microplastics before conception may be setting their daughters up for metabolic problems later in life.

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

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...

A Stanford-led study probes why a very small number of people develop heart inflammation shortly after mRNA COVID-19 ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

A designer version of the tau protein, developed by a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, maintains its ...