Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...

Researchers have revealed new details about the CRISPR-Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex, a variant of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system, ...

The CRISPR-Cas9 system offers groundbreaking genome editing capabilities, yet off-target cleavage raises concerns about ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle.

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the fundamental building block of life. It carries the genetic instructions that dictate ...

"We wanted to make a soft material, nanoscale robot with grabbing functions that never have been seen before." Researchers ...

The mystery around Jack the Ripper’s identity has seemingly been solved after more than a century, as claimed by a researcher, Russell Edwards.

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is a ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

The platform enables direct, unbiased genome-wide identification and quantification of the exact position of double strand ...