A genetic mutation that fuses two genes drives several different cancer types by forming networks of protein interactions that alter gene expression in cells, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Disrupting the G-loop cycle causes transcriptome dysregulation and genome instability, revealing key role in cell survival and homeostasis.

Apart from ethical considerations, more importantly, ecological & evolutionary role of the species has to be considered when ...

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such ...

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such ...

Low iron levels can flip the genetic switch on a mouse's sex during development, causing XY embryos to grow female features.

Deep within our nerve cells, a molecule is at work that has no beginning and no end. Instead of a straight chain, as is it ...

Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Chicago have uncovered a mechanism that SARS-CoV-2, ...

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Scientists have discovered that supergenes - clusters of tightly linked DNA - help drive the explosive evolution of cichlid ...

Scientists at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, have made a groundbreaking discovery that could lead to new ...

Mitochondria supply the body with the energy currency adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which drives all bodily activities. For ...