Roundworm study uncovers cellular effects of kidney disease mutation
A microscopic worm that has no kidneys is helping Rutgers scientists understand a genetic change suspected of causing…
Wearable microneedle patch tracks antibiotic levels in real time
A wearable patch with microneedles coated in DNA molecules tracks levels of antibiotics in the body in real…
Sinister reason refunds about to get tougher
The golden age of getting a refund is in peril as a shocking report reveals a dark reason…
Scientists reveals how cancer-causing p53 mutations remain invisible to the immune system
One of the biggest challenges in cancer immunotherapy may not be that immune cells are too weak, but…
Study uncovers mechanism for reading extra-long neuronal genes
Neurons in humans and other mammals express many exceptionally long genes, ranging from more than 100 kb to…
Genetic variant accelerates Huntington’s disease onset by over a decade
A new study has revealed why some people with Huntington’s disease develop symptoms 10 to 12 years earlier…
Scientists Watched Two DNA Double Helices ‘Zip’ Together for the First Time
Credit: ZME Science. DNA molecules should repel one another because their backbones carry the same negative charge. Yet…
New integrated framework advances precision surgery for liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related death globally. Despite…
Ancient parchment reveals historical evolution of destructive sheeppox virus
Some of Europe’s most well-known historic manuscripts, including the York Gospels, have proven to be biological time capsules…
Research reveals how natural enzymes transcribe expanded eight-letter genetic code
All known life on earth utilizes the same genetic alphabet, consisting of four letters. Now, researchers at University…
John Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon becomes a dad
Sean Ono Lennon, the child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has welcomed his first child into the…
DARPA funds project to build wireless yeast DNA printer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked scientists with developing a system that can receive instructions…