Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

The discovery of obelisks is forcing scientists to rethink the limits of life's smallest genomes. These tiny RNA circles, hiding in the human mouth and gut, expand the known diversity of replicating ...

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C. are uncovering how rare inherited genetic variants contribute to the development of brain ...

Some plants stay healthy even when a key nutrient drops. New research explains the root and cell tricks that help plants ...

A rare genetic finding shows that GRIN2A mutations can directly trigger psychiatric illness. Early treatment insights point ...