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Using a novel method, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers map 16 types of simultaneous changes in dozens of samples; ...

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

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

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have discovered a tiny molecule in the liver that plays a big role in ...

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...