A new study, published by a team of UBC Okanagan chemistry researchers, is creating a major rethink of how enzymes work. And how a quantum phenomenon helps an important enzyme control essential yet ...

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 ...

Researchers have designed a chemical probe to bind damaged mitochondrial DNA, halting the enzymatic processes that lead to ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen.

Enzymes are involved in virtually every biological process that occurs throughout the body. This includes but is not limited to the following essential roles: ...