The new device combines synthetic DNA and a semiconductor to create an efficient memory resistor, or 'memristor.' ...

Precise activation of tens of thousands of genes is critical for healthy development and growth. Specialized segments of our DNA are responsible for carefully orchestrating genetic sequences that ...

All living things have a fleet of tiny copy machines that turn instructions from DNA into RNA, the molecules responsible for ...

UB-led research reveals that a tiny chemical difference between RNA and DNA helps explain why RNA more readily organizes into ...

In light of recent wins for mRNA vaccine makers, UCSC RNA Center Co-Director Jeremy Sanford describes the versatility of the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Cleveland man who wants DNA testing to challenge his conviction lost a key round Tuesday, when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that judges don’t have to give detailed reasons when ...

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the ...

A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible. Researchers found that these DNA regions, which act like volume controls for genes ...

You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using ...

Definition: A microarray is a small, flat substrate carrying an ordered grid of microscopic probe features, each containing a known biological molecule, that is used to measure many molecular targets ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism. Scientists know that DNA encodes everything from hair ...