Scientists have for the first time used artificial intelligence to design viruses capable of killing harmful bacteria. In a ...

Dementia has become one of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Millions of people live with the condition, and the ...

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. Their study, published in Nature ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small, enveloped DNA virus belonging to the Hepadnaviridae family and remains a global health ...

Professor Jens Hör of the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research, Würzburg, Germany has received a prestigious ...

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

Are humans evolving more through culture than DNA? A new study explores how medicine, technology, and institutions may guide ...

Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism and more.

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new ...

Insects are essential for ecosystems, but mounting evidence suggests many populations are collapsing under modern pressures.

Scientists used artificial intelligence to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of ...

This manuscript reports valuable results on the role of MDC1 and Treacle in DSB repair in rDNA repeats. It has been previously established that MDC1 is replaced by Treacle as the main adaptor in the ...