DNA science has helped solve criminal cases for decades. But increasingly, investigative genetic genealogy — which was first ...

For decades, biology textbooks have drawn a firm line: viruses are not alive. They lack the machinery to reproduce on their ...

The tiny shell protecting the HIV virus resembles a slightly rounded ice cream cone, but there is nothing sweet about it. More than 40 million people worldwide live with AIDS because of this virus, ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. They have revealed a unique viral mechanism: A molecular ring anchors the viral copying machine ...

Dr Constantinos Patinios, a researcher at the EMBL Partnership Institute at Vilnius University Life Sciences Center (VU LSC), ...

The atomic structural analysis also revealed the role of the so-called capping enzyme. It is stably integrated into the complex and ensures that the newly formed viral mRNA is immediately provided ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study reveals a ...

Officials investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie have recovered DNA from a glove found near her house. If they don't get an exact match, they could turn to genealogy websites for clues.

After the advent of gene-editing technology, if it can lead to disease treatment, the question naturally moves to the next ...

Different DNA Structures Nucleate the Folding of Proteins to form specific complexes that modulate the readout of ...

A strand of RNA just 45 nucleotides long has been discovered to perform two key reactions required for self-replication. The ...