The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

A common type of error-correcting mechanism in biology is called kinetic proofreading. For example, if errors turn up when cells are making new DNA, enzymes can cut out incorrect nucleotides. They can ...

Researchers have deciphered the process by which the influenza virus steals the cap of the host RNA to replicate.

A fleeting DNA fold called i‑DNA can switch cancer‑related genes on and off, revealing a hidden structural weak point that ...

Winners were awarded £100,000 each for their work focused on understanding planet formation, advances in DNA replication and ...

Criminalistics Subject Matter Expert Debra Stonebarger joins us on FOX 10 Talks to provide a critical forensic breakdown of the latest DNA developments in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance. Stonebarger, ...

A groundbreaking gene-editing method from UT Austin is changing the game for treating complex genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay Sachs. Using retrons—DNA tools borrowed from ...

A Gallatin family is one step closer to closure 39 years after their loved one disappeared. Scientists warn of deadlier-than-cancer harm "no one at Davos" acknowledges Why Democrats abandoned the ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...