A research team at Florida State University's Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ...

This article explores how challenges such as sequence optimization, immune activation and off-target effects are being ...

Proteins are essential biological molecules that perform a vast array of functions crucial for life, from catalyzing biochemical reactions and transporting molecules to providing structural support ...

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

A region of DNA that codes for a protein, often referred to as a gene, is the fundamental unit of heredity responsible for specific traits and functions within an organism. This intricate segment of ...

It was 2012 when Love Dalén, a paleogeneticist at Stockholm University, first laid eyes upon a special specimen on a lab table in eastern Siberia. "Our Russian collaborators said, 'Come here into this ...

Introduction: Short read sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene targeting specific hypervariable regions is widely employed to study the human gut microbiota. In these studies, the selection ...

This new review article highlights the critical role of ribosome biogenesis in liver health and disease progression. As the center of protein synthesis, ribosomes influence liver regeneration, ...

The question of how life could have emerged is one of the most long-standing mysteries in science. In a new study, the laboratory of LMU Professor Dieter Braun has uncovered an unexpected form of ...

Cells rely on ribosomes to translate genetic messages into proteins, a job that underpins everything from metabolism to growth. Researchers have long believed that when ribosomes encounter an obstacle ...