Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function. But how and why did it come to be the way it is? A recent ...

Researchers have reconstructed transcription in human mitochondria in unprecedented detail, revealing potential drug targets ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

The world of biotech is really changing fast. It feels like every year there’s some new big thing happening. As we look towards 2025, it seems like a lot of exciting developments are on the horizon.

Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

Just as no serious business today can operate without an internet strategy, no life sciences organization will remain ...

Researchers led by Dubravka Vučićević at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, published in “Cell Genomics,” can reveal the genetic ...

Hospitals may soon have a faster option, thanks to a groundbreaking system built in part by Sneha Goenka, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Princeton—and MIT Technology ...

At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, scientists created a new way to tell someone’s age using just a bit of DNA. This ...