Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have ...

Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab ...

A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, ...

A new “DNA atlas” of Ireland is revealing some ... The ancient genomes mainly served as a nice background reference to highlight variances between the modern groups. Being able to link genetic ...

Blue light exposure increases genetic mutations in yeast, suggesting potential risks for other organisms, requiring further ...

Beyond the glitz of Bollywood, the Kapoor family's bahus boast remarkable educational achievements and careers. From ...

In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding maternal control and activating its own genetic program. This critical process, ...

“We were empowering patients with knowledge about their future risks, but in the background, tech giants were quietly capturing, storing, and potentially profiting from that same DNA,” he say ...

From a background in molecular biology and medical genetics, Domarkienė now spearheads Lithuania's first ancient DNA lab, headquartered at the Medical Science Centre at Vilnius University. Along with ...

Beth Shapiro, a noted ancient-DNA researcher who is now the chief science officer at Colossal ... a colleague on the team with a background in mosquito genetics suggested trying to penetrate ...

The effect on the worms was due to something that was being inherited and accumulated in the offspring, yet had nothing to do with any nucleic acid (DNA or RNA ... the article was published was the ...