Two separate laboratory breakthroughs have produced RNA molecules that can build copies of themselves or assemble functional structures without any help from proteins or DNA. These results offer the ...

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different ...

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

UCLA researchers have developed a lipid nanoparticle-based gene-editing approach capable of inserting an entire healthy gene into human airway cells, restoring key biological function in a laboratory ...

This study reports an important and novel finding that TENT5A, an enzyme involved in fine-tuning poly(A) tail length on selected mRNAs, is required for proper enamel mineralization in mice. The ...

AN action plan is being drawn up to help improve bathing water quality at a Cumbrian beach. Water quality at the beach at St Bees was downgraded from Excellent to Good in the most recent assessment by ...

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.

The brain's ability to do everything from forming memories to coordinating movement relies on its cells producing the right proteins at the right time. But directly measuring this protein production, ...