How does the cell convert DNA into working proteins? The process of translation can be seen as the decoding of instructions for making proteins, involving mRNA in transcription as well as tRNA. But ...

RNA, widely known from the COVID-19 vaccine, is not actually a "therapeutic agent," but a technology that delivers the ...

An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) proteins are essential for successful chromosome transmission during replication and segregation of the genome in all organisms. SMC proteins were thought ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged DNA and ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor ...

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

New Houston Methodist research has revealed that a protein associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and ...

New Houston Methodist research has revealed that a protein associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and ...