Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

New research provides a mechanistic map of how genetic mutations disrupt RNA splicing in acute myeloid leukemia.

A novel CRISPR defense mechanism, unlike known nucleases, specifically destroys transfer ribonucleic acids (tRNA) that are ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to ...

A large team of researchers led by Wouter Karthaus, head of the Endocrine Therapy Resistance and Molecular Genetics Lab at ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors age faster than their peers who did not have cancer, according to a new study, ...

Treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) depends on knowing what goes wrong inside cells. A new study suggests that two genetic ...

Physicist, molecular biologist, neuroscientist: Francis Crick’s scientific career took many turns. And now, he is the subject of zoologist Matthew Cobb ’s new book, Crick: a Mind in Motion – from DNA ...

Scientists at EPFL and Johns Hopkins uncover the central role of an enzyme in controlling prostate cancer subtypes and ...