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

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ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a factor of 300, it allows ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

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

A label-free nanopore platform uses programmable DNA circuits to build versatile molecular logic gates, forming a universal basis for scalable DNA computing and advanced biosensing applications.

The distinctive colored fur of two of Australia's rarest marsupials could be caused by "broken" pigment genes, new research ...

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One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...