What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this ...

A new study, published by a team of UBC Okanagan chemistry researchers, is creating a major rethink of how enzymes work. And ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation.

Researchers identified SDR42E1 as a key regulator of vitamin D absorption and sterol metabolism in colorectal cancer cells.

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and ...

Ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight can cause DNA damage that leads to skin aging and cancer. Fortunately, our bodies have a ...

What scientists once dismissed as junk DNA may actually be some of the most powerful code in our genome. A new international ...