RIKEN researchers have discovered how an enzyme modifies gene expression by targeting certain stretches of messenger RNA ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat or vaccinate against illnesses. Many existing options rely on molecules ...

Around the world, scientists are exploring an unexpected solution to the growing data crisis: storing digital information in ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Emerging research suggests reversible RNA editing mechanisms may influence heart disease biology while opening new avenues for biomarkers and next-generation cardiovascular ...

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Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we’ve finally found an RNA molecule that is very close to being able to do this ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held assumption in genetics research. What researchers once thought were knots ...

Driving RNA vaccine innovation through microbiome insights is an emerging frontier that moves beyond pathogen-only thinking and toward vaccines designed ...

A pair of black gloves was found amid the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, sources close to the investigation confirmed to CBS News. The gloves will be ...