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

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking genetic map. This resource identifies individuals at risk for high cholesterol and heart disease. It works ...

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 ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal - the bowhead whale. It can live for more than 200 years ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

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.

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

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now ...