A team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified a structural trick that lets viruses translate their genetic code inside human cells, even when that code is riddled with “bad” codons the host ...

For years, biomolecular condensates were thought to be simple, liquid-like droplets with little internal organization. New ...

Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby galaxies.

A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, ...

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA.

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world's ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

PHOENIX — It seemed like a headache — nothing more. But when painkillers and a trip to an emergency room didn't fix Aaron Evans, the 14-year-old asked his father if he was going to die. "No, no," ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of the chemical characteristics.