Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules may be best known for their job ferrying the genetic information encoded in DNA to a cell's ...

Scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to 'displace' antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria.

In this interview, industry expert Dr. Lohit Khera discusses the evolving role of microRNA in research, diagnostics, and ...

Blue Matter is pleased to announce that Jenna Riffell has joined as a Partner based in London. Jenna officially joined the firm on April 15 and brings a broad base of consulting experience that will ...

While they've played a role in human evolution, they can also cause problems like cancer, brain disorders, and even aging.

We have a responsibility to ensure that our discoveries are used in the public interest. That isn’t always easy.

Find out how detectives eventually caught Vincent Johnson, who killed multiple women in Brooklyn, New York, during a months-long spree.

The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

A newly discovered compound appears to counter common mutations behind POLG-related diseases, rare conditions that harm ...