In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in transcribing DNA into RNA, and ribosomes, which bring up the rear translating ...

The role that a former TNA Wrestling World Champion will seemingly occupy upon his return to WWE has been revealed.

Unlike traditional proteins, its short structure allows it to act as an epigenetic modulator, potentially influencing gene ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

At its annual summer conference, state prosecutors appoint a new leadership team and target criminal discovery laws and ...

Signal transduction and gene regulation are at the heart of cell and developmental biology, driving cell fate decisions and tissue homeostasis. In cancer, ...

Mitochondrial research is moving quickly, and much of the momentum comes from early-career scientists who are opening new questions and building the tools ...

A new study has demonstrated that colon cancer cells may change identity to metastasize. Loss of GATA6, a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off, can reprogram colorectal ...

Vitamin D levels correlated with lung function only in adults ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have, for the first time, described the underlying mechanisms that regulate how cells rapidly change gene expression in response to hypoxia, a key feature of many ...