Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make. This blueprint is converted into a message ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, researchers from the University of Michigan investigated which signals control the ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double helix—Crick laid out what he called the “central dogma” of molecular ...

Diagnosing heart failure in women can be particularly challenging. New research on biomarkers may lead to more accurate ...

One of the most frightening things about Alzheimer's disease is how difficult it is to diagnose early. Now, University of ...

Novartis is buying Avidity Biosciences for $12 billion, picking up RNA-based medicines for neuromuscular diseases as it seeks ...

Novartis is buying Avidity Biosciences in an all-cash deal valued at $12 billion to access Avidity's experimental treatments for neuromuscular diseases.