Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, ...

In their landmark 1961 paper on the lac operon, Nobel laureates François Jacob and Jacques Monod speculated that RNA might control gene activity in bacteria through base-pairing interactions. But once ...

BUFFALO, N.Y., — Many childhood cancers start with a hijacking at the molecular level. A group of abnormal proteins known as fusion proteins aberrantly engage with a collection of proteins that ...

A stealthy parasite behind deadly sleeping sickness has been caught using an astonishing trick to evade the human immune system. Credit: Shutterstock A deadly parasite stays hidden by shredding its ...

In a demonstration that could help pave the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects, several human cell types have been genetically modified with protein nanoparticles designed at University of ...

Rethinking how cells use genes Cells have several ways to make different versions of a protein, but the variation that Cheeseman and Ly study happens during protein production from genetic code.

Human genes are written in long strings of three-letter units composed of four different nucleotides. These units—or ...

For many people, "protein" is the key element of a food order. However, beyond the preferred choice of meats or plant-based ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people interact or ...