For the Liu Lab, necessity is truly the mother of invention. The researchers were examining how the 3D organization of the ...

In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, called Exportin-1 (also called Xpo1 or Crm1), seems to play a role in promoting gene transcription, the process that creates RNA ...

For natural cells, the so-called central dogma of molecular biology describes how protein synthesis occurs through ...

Genes have to be expressed in the right place, at the time, and at the right levels. Scientists wanted to know more about how ...

Findings show potential for new lipid-based delivery formulations as a platform technology for immunizationPhiladelphia, PA, ...

Johns Hopkins scientists develop mRNA "booster" as potential new way to treat rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels ...

Radiation therapy is a powerful tool for fighting cancer, but it comes with painful side effects. About 60% of cancer ...

Boosting cells with a tardigrade protein reduced DNA damage after radiation, offering potential protection for healthy tissue ...

Janelia researchers developed an innovative new technique – cycleHCR -- that uses a novel DNA barcode system to track hundreds of RNA and protein molecules in single cells within thick biological ...

Researchers have identified an ancient RNA-guided system that can target DNA, potentially expanding the genome-editing toolbox.