Scientists have long believed that a universal genetic code serves as a blueprint for all life on Earth, dictating the structure and function of organisms from the simplest bacteria to complex humans.

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

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

Intracellular living therapeutics convert cellular signals into coordinated healing programs Get small and look inside. I ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

The microbiome—the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body—plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...

Bacterial metabolites queuine and preQ1 have been found to directly regulate protein synthesis in human cells, promoting or ...

A study found 26 DNA regions tied to fibromyalgia, showing the disorder originates in the brain’s pain circuits, not in ...

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

Researchers have created a detailed map of chemical modifications to DNA that occur in the human brain from the earliest ...