This study characterizes several novel activities of SARS-CoV-2 helicase nsp13, providing valuable insights into potentially new functions of this essential RNA-processing enzyme in the virus life ...

The mRNA-based Covid vaccines helped blunt the impact of the pandemic but also sparked political backlash that has threatened ...

For years, two siblings with the distinctive facial features of Treacher Collins syndrome had no genetic explanation for ...

GPT-Rosalind is OpenAI's first domain-specific model, built for drug discovery and life sciences—and it's not for everyone.

Following its recently announced partnership with Novo Nordisk, OpenAI is introducing a new reasoning model, GPT-Rosalind, to ...

Nanomedicine prompts RNA to make protein-based drugs to treat diseases. Now we can fine-tune protein production by dialling ...

Most gene-editing tools are blind to context. Point them at a DNA sequence and they cut, whether that sequence sits inside a ...

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

Efforts to identify and evaluate next-generation therapeutics for pediatric brain tumors are easily stymied by the quality and availability of laboratory models for research. To address this issue, ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered an unexpected role for a well-known cancer-related protein, revealing a new ...

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), made from many copies of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is the core component that powers ...

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...