Collaborating researchers have made a breakthrough discovery regarding the intricate defense systems of bacteriophages (phages)—viruses that can specifically target harmful bacteria without harming ...

Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make. This blueprint is converted into a message ...

DNA has tremendous potential as a data storage medium, but the process of synthesizing DNA from scratch is time-consuming. It has to be done one nucleotide at a time in a specific sequence. New ...

DNA and RNA methylation, initially thought to operate as distinct pathways, have been shown to interact closely, shifting our understanding of gene regulation. A team of researchers from the ...

Researchers are investigating how our biology changes as we grow older — and whether there are ways to stop it. By Dana G. Smith According to some estimates, consumers spend $62 billion a year on ...

"The RNA chemical modification technology developed in this study can be widely used as an RNA-based therapeutic agent and a tool for regulating RNA functions in living organisms in the future." More ...

In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, researchers from the University of Michigan investigated which signals control the ...