Failure of a gene-reading quality-control mechanism called Integrator leaves cells littered with abnormal RNA strands that ...

Inside every human cell, 2 meters of DNA is crammed into a nucleus that is only one-hundredth of a millimeter in diameter.To ...

At MIT, one genome researcher is testing a different approach. Bin Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and the leader of ...

New York, May 4: A groundbreaking study has shed light on how certain genetic elements, known as "jumping genes," can invade ...

Failure of a gene-reading quality-control mechanism called Integrator leaves cells littered with abnormal RNA strands that increase cell stress and may contribute to diseases such as cancer and ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but ...

Vaccines using mRNA are currently being studied for a wide range of diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, ...

The genome incorporation mechanism for LINE-1, the only autonomously active retrotransposon in humans, leverages the cell ...

Dynamic remodeling of the endomembrane system is a core biological process essential for maintaining cellular ...

While they’ve played a role in human evolution, they can also cause problems like cancer, brain disorders, and even aging.