Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is an aggressive disease that is challenging to biopsy and diagnose, frequently yielding nondiagnostic cytology and tissue specimens. Therefore, UTUC is often ...

UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is a ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation of ...

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

Scientists from the Cancer Dependency Map (DepMap) at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Columbia University have ...

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA ...

Mitosis orchestrates eukaryotic cell division, maintaining genetic fidelity and playing a key role in development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer progression.

A Washington State University Spokane research team has made a breakthrough at the cellular level in studying the secrets of ...