New research challenges the view that proteins are the only key to evolution, highlighting the importance of lipids.

Every time a cell divides to produce two new daughter cells., the genome must be replicated and evenly divided between those ...

A major new study has revealed that the genes we inherit at birth play a much larger role in cancer than previously ...

Is Rosalind Franklin a ghost that still haunts the history of genomic science? Alan Booth looks into her remarkable story ...

Researchers have uncovered the 3D structure of RBP3, a key protein in vision, revealing how it transports retinoids and fatty ...

Proteins are fundamental biomolecules that perform a broad range of vital functions within the human body. They serve as an essential structural and functional component of cells, tissues and organs ...

Biologists have discovered that disruptions in transfer RNA function can lead to the development of cleft lip and cleft palate.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United ...

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The map details the form, function and activity of 84,000 neurons ... Molecular biologist Francis Crick, who won the Nobel ...

A new study reveals how inherited genetic variants influence cancer biology. Analyzing data from over 1,000 patients across ...

In “Second Life,” the journalist Amanda Hess navigates the stratified landscape of contemporary reproductive technology.