One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...

Scientists identify the first non-coding gene that directly controls cell size, reshaping how biology explains growth and ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

A research group at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has identified a candidate ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...

A research group at the Italian Institute of Technology (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT) has identified a candidate molecule that could improve current therapies against pancreatic cancer. The ...

Here’s a fun fact about your DNA, only 2% of it contains actual genes!The rest of the 98%, which is often referred to as ...