Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called ...

Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins.To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called mRNA. Then ...

An international research collaboration has shed new light on the molecular basis of gene expression, the fundamental ...

Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized ...

Researchers hope findings will lead to new class of drugs for many different diseases for which proteolethargy is a common ...

Tumour development relies on new protein synthesis, which takes place in ribosomes. Identifying enzymes regulating protein synthesis in gastric cancer has been a key focus for a team of ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV), the viral agent causing human genital herpes, recurs easily and poses significant harm to patients, while also being associated with atherosc ...

Differences in the ribosomal densities of the two daughters produced by a mother Escherichia coli could explain the asymmetry of aging and growth rate in previously reported such daughter pairs.

Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare, life-threatening genetic blood disorder. It impairs the bone marrow's ability to ...

ABOVE: Hematopoietic stem cells have mechanisms in place to generate intrinsically disordered proteins, which could underlie ...