Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

New Research Shows That “Useless” DNA May Actually Play An Important Role TwistedSifter why people often wake up around 3 AM ...

Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your ...

DNA can mimic protein functions by folding into elaborate, three-dimensional structures, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...

A better understanding of protein glycosylation offers insights into disease mechanisms and helps improve therapeutic medicines.

One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is chemoresistance: Tumors that initially respond well to chemotherapy ...

Picture in your mind a traditional “landline” telephone with a coiled cord connecting the handset to the phone. The coiled telephone cord and the DNA double helix that stores the genetic material in ...

By shuttling silver and mercury between binding sites in DNA, scientists make the molecule switch conductance levels like a ...

The Fast-Twitch Gene You Didn't Know You Had Your DNA might be giving you an edge or could be holding you back. The ACTN3 ...