A fascinating new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has revealed an unexpected potential benefit of ...

A new study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators offers new evidence that dietary changes may ...

New research shows that SMC proteins loop and twist DNA consistently in both humans and yeast, impacting DNA structure and ...

Breakthroughs in synthetic biology could create mirror versions of natural molecules, with devastating consequences for life ...

A group of scientists have called for an immediate halt on creating "mirror life" organisms, which defy biology as we know it ...

Its pretty much a given at this stage that as a child, we’ve all tried holding our breath under water. Be it in a bathtub or ...

Mitochondria play a crucial role as the powerhouses of cells, generating the energy necessary for cellular functions. For ...

Exosomes are a small, specific type of extracellular vesicle (EV), a kind of membrane-enclosed package that can move between ...

Scientists have discovered a new property of the molecular motors that shape our chromosomes. While six years ago they found that these so-called SMC motor proteins make long loops in our DNA, they ...

Precursor lesions of pancreatic cancer are very difficult to characterize with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). But now, in ...

A group of 38 leading experts in fields ranging from synthetic biology to the existence of life beyond Earth has come ...

Dozens of top scientists are warning that creating synthetic "mirror bacteria," composed of biomolecules that are the mirror ...