Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding structure that helps control how genes turn on and off. Researchers at the ...

Plant cells host a variety of organelles segregated into distinct functional groups. Among those organelles, the nucleus, ...

Newly published research from La Jolla-based Sanford Burnham Prebys has created a resource for studying how inherited changes ...

Langone researchers discovered that oral herpes viruses loosen the centers of cells in order to replicate more effectively in a host cell. In their March study, researchers including first author Nora ...

Unlike bacteria or yeast, moss can produce large polypeptides of human collagen along with the post-translational modifications that make it stable and bioactive.

The history of CBD begins with cannabis domestication in East Asia roughly 12,000 years ago, when the plant produced both CBD and THC in balanced ratios.

In a survey of NIH-funded scientists, 25% said their research had been impacted a great deal or a fair amount by a move away ...

Understanding gene expression within the body has been a boon for 21st century biology and therapeutics, but most discoveries ...

Peptide science has expanded rapidly in recent decades, revealing molecules with intriguing signaling roles that may influence diverse regenerative and organizational processes within an organism.

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a ...

Hilary Coon, David Grunwald, and Chris Hill have been elected for their scientifically and socially distinguished ...

Life begins with a quiet but precise choreography inside the nucleus. For decades, scientists believed that a newly ...