An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...

In County Down, dairy farmer Derek Geddis turns to a volunteer search and rescue team after three of his cattle go missing. When the animals are found stranded in a river, the farmer’s skills and the ...

Jonathan Henninger, an assistant professor of biological sciences, is part of a growing movement in the life sciences exploring how ribonucleic acid, known as RNA, can be harnessed to develop ...

We’ve seen it all across the world and in fictional programs, but now Belize will have a chance to experience DNA testing, ...

In a study led by the University of Tokyo and published earlier this month in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers ...

Advances in genome editing are transforming the treatment for rare genetic diseases, as seen in the case of seven-month-old ...

The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Throughout life, our cells are constantly exposed to environmental and internal factors that can damage DNA. While such DNA ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.