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 ...

Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms.

Science is for all of us and by all of us—it is humanity’s never-ending story, and it should be honored and protected.

Since the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and postulation of the central dogma of molecular biology, stating that the flow of genetic information goes from DNA to RNA to protein ...

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

India Today’s Sunday News Menu serves a fiery mix, featuring Amit Shah’s electoral push in Bengal ahead of the 2026 Assembly ...

This landmark study describes the structure of the human RAD51 filament with a recombination intermediate called the displacement loop (D-loop). Using cryogenic structural, biochemical, and ...

At some point, RNA must have replicated itself before the evolutionary arrival of DNA and proteins, and now we might know how ...

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

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

These fundamental findings offer a novel mechanism by which rubrerythrin tubules encapsulate encapsulin to prevent oxidative stress in Pyrococcus furiosus. However, there are a few reasonable concerns ...

In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual cells ...