To solve a problem, scientists first need to see it clearly. Whether it’s a virus slipping past the immune system or plaques ...

For a Brandeis undergraduate, the Brandeis Core Science requirement has inevitably brought you to a classroom where the words ...

For decades, the central dogma of molecular biology—DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease. This model explained ...

When RNA molecules are synthesized by cells — a critical process in the creation of proteins and other cellular functions — they typically undergo a series of “folding” events that determine their ...

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method - CRISPR - sometimes does more harm ...