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.

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 ...

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

Cannabis use may leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, a study of over 1,000 adults published in 2023 suggests – not ...

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.

Some scientists instead believe Dsup acts like a shield. In this model, Dsup coats and physically blocks radiation from striking DNA. Others think it boosts the cell’s repair machinery, fixing damage ...

For decades, scientists believed the essence of life was written solely in four chemical bases: A, C, T, and G. Together, ...

Standard laboratory tests can fail to detect many disease-causing DNA changes. Now, a novel 3D chromosome mapping method can ...

Decades of research has viewed DNA as a sequence-based instruction manual ... “We’ve spent 70 years learning to read the genetic code. Understanding this new geometric code became possible only ...

Researchers at the University of Brighton have uncovered the molecular secrets behind the caterpillar’s astonishing transformation into a butterfly – offering new hope for conservation and human ...

Advances in genome editing are transforming the treatment for rare genetic diseases, as seen in the case of seven-month-old ...

Diego Galvan last week pleaded guilty to murder in a state district court in Tarrant County. Photo from Max Fleischmann, UnSplash After Ricardo Rojas was shot dead near a gas station air pump, two ...