A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability ...

Humanin is a mitochondria‑derived micropeptide encoded within the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. This small peptide, ...

DNA folding is more important for cell function than previously thought, finding that even the most subtle changes in DNA’s ...

A modular metamaterial mimics DNA geometry to combine twist compression, tunable stiffness, fast recovery, and reusable shock ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...

Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

The recent commentary by Manning et al highlights difficulties comparing results of gastrointestinal microbiome cohort studies.1 They demonstrate how methodological heterogeneity can substantially ...