the foundation for this phenomenon is the presence of numerous extrachromosomal copies of the genes encoding ribosomal RNA (rRNA). One of the leading investigators studying this 'gene ...

Scientists uncover how the nucleolus, a tiny structure within cells, may control aging and lifespan, opening new ...

The NWO Executive Board has approved seventeen groundbreaking grant applications aimed at advancing fundamental, high-impact scientific research.

This study is the first to demonstrate that certain tRNA introns influence gene expression. Scientists have discovered that ...

They say that change takes time. Well, that's not the case for RNA. The small biological molecule acts like a switchboard ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell ...

Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

There are many molecules with therapeutic potential, but it can be a challenge to deliver them to the right places at the ...

This study identifies 47,350 enhancers active in human neurons during differentiation and links some to genes involved in ...

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...