We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

This report provides useful evidence that EABR mRNA is at least as effective as standard S mRNA vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine. Although the methodology and the experimental approaches ...

Telomeres shorten with each cell division, functioning as biological aging clocks that determine cellular lifespan and overall vitality. When these protective DNA caps become too short, cells stop ...

This week, Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize winner for sequencing the Neanderthal genome, is visiting Estonia. In an interview with ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

For those who believe their pet is a good match for cloning, be aware that the price tag is not small, according to Dr. Olsson. Additionally, it may take more than one attempt to create a clone when ...

Nasal nanodrops carrying gold-based spherical nucleic acids can slip into the brain and activate powerful immune pathways ...

EMBL researchers have created a new AI tool that uses a “molecular laser tag” approach to identify cells capable of revealing the earliest origins of cancer. The human body depends on accurate genetic ...

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, the Molecular Biotechnology ...

Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

In a quiet lab at Utrecht University, researchers have built a tool that lets you watch one of life’s most serious crises ...