New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge a relatively benign ...

New precision genome editing technologies are transforming the therapeutic landscape for patients with certain cancers and ...

Heidelberg biochemists and structural biologists from Shanghai unravel the roles of two key regulatory factors in mRNA ...

This new piece of the body’s immune defense could open new pathways to improved antibiotics and other medicinal therapies.

This study suggests that problems with the Usp9X gene might be one possible cause of autism. While this doesn’t explain every ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can ...

At first glance, it looked like a genetic error — so severe it should have crippled the animal. But instead, it helped turn ...

Arvinas' ARV-102 reduced LRRK2 protein in a Phase 1 trial, showing promising safety and pharmacodynamic outcomes for ...

The proteasome is a microscopic barrel-shaped machine found in every cell of the human body. For decades, scientists only ...

Blocking Piezo2, a protein receptor that senses mechanical forces in tissues, may be a new way to slow IPF progression, per a ...

Edaravone may exert its neuroprotective effects in ALS by also correcting the abnormal localization of TDP-43, a key ...