The woman was always told that her real father was "a special person" who paid child support but never formed a relationship with her ...
AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.
A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...
WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research ...
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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 ...
In August, the corpses of four men were found along the banks of the river in Val-de-Marne, just outside Paris. Le Monde ...
New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.
When a doctor can't find an interpreter, many now reach for Google Translate. It seems like a practical fix to a pressing ...
Ribosomes—the tiny factories that build proteins in our cells—don't all work with the same efficiency. Researchers from Japan ...
Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...
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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 ...