What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...
For millennia, evolution has intrigued many great thinkers, prompting questions about how new traits emerge as species adapt over time. Then, attention shifted to natural selection and the inheritance ...
A multidisciplinary research team at the Rockefeller University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Vanderbilt University, has developed a discovery platform that can probe the function of ...
A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are a type of RNA molecule that do not carry instructions to make proteins. Instead, they influence how other genes are expressed. There are tens of thousands of lncRNAs ...
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are a type of RNA molecule that do not carry instructions to make proteins. Instead, they influence how other genes are expressed. There are tens of thousands of lncRNAs ...
Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...
A daily glass of orange juice may do more than refresh; it can fine-tune thousands of genes tied to blood pressure and metabolism, with the benefits varying depending on your body weight. Study: A ...