What if the brain's response to stress could be read not in fleeting neurotransmitter bursts, but in the quieting of genes ...

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

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

RNA has a similar structure to its cousin DNA ... to protein-construction sites where the complex molecules that do most of ...

An artificial intelligence model predicts how brain immune cells react to RNA and DNA nanoparticles, helping scientists design safer and more effective nucleic acid therapies faster.

Using single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic screening, the researchers identified key surface proteins that mediate ...

Epitranscriptomics, the study of dynamic co- or post-transcriptional modifications on RNA, has emerged as a vibrant field in ...

As flu season approaches and public health officials roll out their annual push for vaccination, Allen Institute scientists ...

Researchers found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines significantly increased survival in lung and skin cancer patients undergoing ...