The central dogma of biology defines the flow of genetic information: It describes how proteins are made from mRNA templates, ...

The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art technology, researchers have identified several specific steps needed for CRISPR to become active and perform its gene editing function. These preclinical ...

Alternative splicing is crucial for eukaryotic gene expression and influences protein function and regulation, with ...

Evo is a large language model that is not trained on words but on the genomes of millions of microbes. It can accurately ...

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely upon various ...

The Earth BioGenome Project seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi as they build an atlas of ...

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes ...

The histone proteins of complex cells are named H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. They are assembled into groups of eight, around which a ...

Researchers unveil the inner mechanisms of the most intricate and complex molecular machine in human biology. Scientists at the Centre (CRG) in Barcelona have developed the first comprehensive ...

Supernumerary B chromosomes, unlike A (standard) chromosomes, are not required for the normal growth and development of organisms and as of 2024, B chromosomes have been discovered in almost 3,000 ...

In early October 2024, Trump took his comments a step further when he questioned immigrants’ faulty genes, saying without support that “Many of them murdered far more than one person ...