It can cause cancer when a single amino acid swap locks the protein into “always-active” mode, which in turn causes cells to ...

A team of scientists at the University of Illinois discovered naturally-occurring DNA-protein hybrid molecules last ...

The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study of 92 showerheads and 36 toothbrushes from American bathrooms found more ...

By Dr. Chinta SidharthanAlthough the immune mechanisms that get activated in response to viral infections are well examined ...

The emergence of life on Earth is still an unsolved puzzle, but a common theory is that replication of genetic material—the nucleic acids DNA and RNA—was a central and critical process.

Consider the difference between the two letters “i” and “j.” You can recognize the difference, even with an unusual font or ...

Scientists at NYU have created a drug that targets cancer-causing HER2 mutations without harming healthy cells. This new ...

For some proteins, a single mutation, or change in its DNA instructions, is all it takes to tip the balance between ...

Current methods to obtain nucleic acids usually involve either crude extraction or more thorough purification methods. Crude ...

Ever since recombinant DNA has been used to develop and manufacture vaccines, antivaxxers have portrayed it as evil. This ...

Examining the advantages of saliva samples for genomics and microbiome researchers as a source of total nucleic acids.

A new study describes the development of a biologic, a drug derived from natural biological systems, that targets a mutant cancer protein called HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) without ...