Human genes are written in long strings of three-letter units composed of four different nucleotides. These units—or ...
During a session hosted by the Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology (BIOL), Wei Sun, a chemical biologist at ...
Existing bacteria and archaea still our universal common ancestor’s ribosomal hibernation defense mechanism when nutrients ...
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Built from thickets of glucose, galactose, mannose and more, the glycome plays key roles in cell communication, immunity and ...
Once considered cellular junk, non-coding RNAs are emerging as key players in everything from brain development to cancer — ...
Rock sample analysis from the asteroids Ryugu and Bennu (collected in 2018) has confirmed that the entire library of the ...
A groundbreaking experiment revives interest in forgotten scientists Krishna Bahadur and S. Ranganayaki, exploring life's ...
A new study shines a spotlight on sulfur, a chemical element that, while all familiar, has proved surprisingly resistant to scientific efforts in probing its role in the origin of life. Many artists ...