By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells, MIT researchers have found a way to force tumors to trigger their own destruction.

By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells, MIT researchers have found a way to force ...

A new genomic method has enabled multiple people with rare conditions to receive diagnoses that were previously unattainable ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

RNA interference using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has become a mainstay of functional gene characterization and has ...

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

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most ...

How bowhead whales live so long. Researchers have uncovered a protein that enhances DNA repair and might explai ...

Farmers may soon be able to reprogramme their crops to withstand pests, diseases and climate stress using a microbial ...