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

CASES of a winter illness that causes violent bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea are “way above” what we usually see in the UK at this time of year – and experts are warning what to ...

The discovery has shed light on a complex blood interaction that has likely always been present in humans but was unnoticed ...

Norovirus is highly infectious and causing a lot of illness this winter. Several vaccine candidates are making their way through clinical trials.

While a federal judge has paused the funding cuts, the uncertainty has researchers concerned about the future of scientific ...

Long-term readers of the Speccie will recall that back in 2015 and 2016 I thought, and argued, that all conservative voters ...

Pharma giant Moderna (MRNA) is set to release its Q4 2024 results on February 14. MRNA stock has lost about 64% over the past year, due to ...

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 ...

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

A guardian molecule ensures that liver cells do not lose their identity. This has been discovered by researchers from the ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Cigarette smoke causes cancer primarily by damaging the DNA. A new study that mapped these damages has revealed that the way ...