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

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

The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and ...

The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and disease (such as bacteria and viruses), others are ...

When suppressing the peptide-producing abilities of these proteasomes, scientist found that bacterial infections flourished and lowered overall survivability. This new piece of the body’s immune ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

A new study suggests genetic changes allow horses to produce more energy, while minimizing the toll the energy takes on cells ...

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

Mary-Frances O’Connor: The chronic stress that we find co-occurs with prolonged grief is associated with longer term ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accelerating spatial biology research with announcement of $160,000 worth of ...

A peek behind the scenes at UL Research Institutes, where researchers are taking on the biggest threats to our environment, ...