The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Google's tool for predicting how proteins “fold” turns 5 this year. How is it fitting into biological research—and where is ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix structure, dies at 97. His Nobel Prize-winning work revolutionised medicine.

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

Nobody really knows how to speak to the future in a way that it will hear.

He helped to reveal the structure of life’s code, transformed science education and research, and remained a deeply controversial figure to the end.

Ancient viral fossils buried in our DNA are offering fresh clues about how today’s respiratory pathogens infect and spread.

D imaging reveals ancient phages virus with features dating back billions of years - and potential to fight today’s dangerous ...

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right moment. A new study suggests that part of that story reaches far back into ...

Inside every human cell, tiny mitochondria quietly convert nutrients into usable energy, keeping organs running and immune ...

RNA plays a vital role in how our genes are expressed and how diseases develop. Yet, because RNA molecules constantly change ...