Scientists have demonstrated RNA polymerase can read eight genetic letters. This enzyme accurately transcribes synthetic DNA, which nature never evolved. Such findings expand the design space for new ...

Messenger RNA, or mRNA, is best known for carrying genetic instructions from DNA to the cellular machinery that makes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Scientists have cleared a striking hurdle in synthetic biology: They got two different genetic codes working ...

DeKalb County officials recently announced the arrest of a suspect in multiple Tucker cold cases dating to 2014.  On Sept. 9, District Attorney Sherry Boston, Police Chief Greg ...

Gold nanostars positioned near engineered voltage-sensing proteins made their fluorescence brighter and their electrical ...

From Mozart to Madonna, dim sum to doughnuts, Shakespeare to Sartre – not all forms of life need DNA ...

In the quest to improve our ability to produce more complex non-standard proteins, a research team has broken from conventional wisdom to reveal some fascinating insights into our evolutionary history ...

CRISPR may be a powerful technology for gene editing, but the system existed in bacteria long before scientists began using it. For billions of years, CRISPR has acted as a natural immune system in ...

Discover the captivating mystery of bioluminescent fungi. Explore how these glowing organisms light up forests, their unique ...

Scientists have cleared a striking hurdle in synthetic biology: They got two different genetic codes working inside the same cell. The advance is a step toward building forms of life that can ...

When companies collaborate through service contracts, employment offers, consulting projects, or joint ventures one clause tends to get buried: pre-existing intellectual property rights. And that can ...

A bereavement memoir mingles with speculative fiction, in a wise and ragged examination of grief from the author of The Power ...