Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have discovered how a small, naturally occurring RNA molecule in the kidney activates a mutated immune receptor, triggering ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Discover the importance of nucleic acids for your health. Learn what foods are good sources of nucleic acids and how to ...

Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research have found a dual genetic test is more accurate than the traditional approach in identifying multiple myeloma patients who may be at an elevated risk of ...

People are still debating whether the mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines remains in the body longer than it should. Some say it lingers and causes harm, others say that idea just doesn’t hold up. A new ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

"MetaGraph", a new ETH tool enables fast searching of DNA sequences – efficiently, accurately and at favorable costs. In order to achieve this, the researchers use indices enabling better structuring ...

German CDMO BioSpring is building a new production facility that it hopes will become one of the world's biggest manufacturing sites for DNA- and RNA-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The ...

Francesca Storici consults at Tessera Therapeutics. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both ...

The United States government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic data into a national criminal ...