DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a ...

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

Liquid biopsies are tests that detect signs of cancer through a simple blood draw. Unlike traditional biopsies, which require removing a piece of tissue, a liquid biopsy typically looks for mutations ...

First, the G4 knot is recognized as a problem by the cell. Special DNA damage response proteins start the repair by recruiting DNA repair proteins, which help form a loop with RNA, called a G-loop.

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Scientists in Spain and China discovered that HSV-1 begins rewriting the architecture of human genes just one hour after ...

Males imprint their DNA by adding methyl modifications to it in a way that alters the activity of genes in order to promote ...

New method maps RNA in cells at native locations, revealing spatial responses to signals and offering insight into disease mechanisms and treatment targets.

A new study reveals that blocking ribosomal RNA production rewires cancer cell behavior and could help treat genetically ...

A long-standing question in the field has been whether RNA in cells helps keep the genome stable beyond acting as a copy of DNA in the process of making proteins and a regulator of gene expression.