Codexis Inc. and Axolabs have entered into an agreement under which Axolabs will evaluate Codexis’ ECO Synthesis ...

The origin of the first living molecules on our planet has long been debated. However, recent experiments are revealing new ...

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to ...

A breakthrough experiment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers compelling support for ...

A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

Restricted access to genome-editing technologies poses serious challenges for countries like India that urgently need such ...

Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists have been trying to solve for ages. A new study suggests that conditions on ...

RNA-based medicines are transforming the way we treat disease—offering targeted, precision therapies for conditions ranging from rare genetic disorders to widespread chronic illnesses like diabetes, ...

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in ...

1 Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States 2 Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States ...

Researchers at UCL have discovered how two essential ingredients of life, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, may have naturally combined about four billion years ago at the dawn of life. Amino ...