Scientists have identified a common gene variant that may help explain why heart failure occurs more often in Black ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has defied one of the most fundamental rules of chemistry, a new study has found. In a ...

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard parents say, “She’s just not a maths person”. We don’t say, “He’s not a reading ...

"These RNAs seem to act like postal codes for gene repression," said Dr. Anuj K. Verma, lead author of the study. "They help direct the polycomb complex to precise chromatin neighborhoods where stress ...

The decades-long quest to harness the power of messenger RNA to enhance cancer treatment has focused primarily on its value ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach ...

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is one of life's most versatile molecules, with roles going far beyond being a messenger of genetic ...

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.