Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich recently explained the role of a molecular complex that orchestrates the production of proteins in ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

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AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...

The microbial toxin colibactin has just the right shape to snuggle up to DNA — but its embrace is unfortunately more cancerous than cozy. Colibactin is produced by bacteria in the gut and causes ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

DNA origami cages constrain individual proteins toward preferred orientations on electrodes, dramatically improving ...